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On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 9:36:47 AM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Thanks, Chadwell ji. > > On 19 November 2016 at 23:28, [email protected] < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It is extremely difficult to identify a plant with so little information >> that a side-view of a flower only provides. No foliage or overall >> impression. >> Yes, it is a Geranium. Not sure why you thought it might be Geranium >> maculatum? This is a North American species - which I have seed in NE US - >> not >> that its flowers are close. I could go through the likely species of >> geranium recorded from the region it was photographed and perhaps narrow it >> down >> but one really needs photos would provide more details/characteristics. >> >> Please, on future occasions take several photos (at least) for all plants >> showing the habitat, habit, close-up of petals and sepals plus foliage. *In >> addition:* >> >> I consider it will be helpful for keen photographers, willing to make an >> additional effort, to know which parts of Geranium to photograph. Having >> images of such parts of each geranium will greatly aid identification and >> enhance our understanding of the genus in the Himalaya - and perhaps you >> can help with the locating and identification of a species new-to-science! >> >> >> >> >> >> PHOTOGRAPHING GERANIUMS: >> >> >> >> *IF only the first one or two flowers have come out don't bother to >> collect as the form of inflorescence will not be evident.* >> >> >> *The rootstock is important; get enough to show whether compact or >> creeping, or annual. You can photograph the base of the plant which should >> provide this information. Clearly, one requires permission from the >> authorities to uproot a plant. There is still a need and indeed role for >> the collection of pressed specimens for herbaria in India but that is >> primarily the domain of staff of botanic gardens/ institutions.* >> >> * In the early stages of flowering look out for the best-developed unripe >> fruits available.* >> >> * If fruit is ripe try to include both dehisced and undehisced states.* >> >> * If the fruits are falling with the seeds inside them, collect some >> (many geraniums disperse their seed explosively but some seed is often >> retained).* >> >> *Include some loose petals when pressing (detach if necessary). Expose >> stamens to show filament shape and hairs by taking 2 or 3 sepals off a >> flower from which petals have recently dropped.* >> >> *Smoothing out one or two leaves and flowers as you close the press may >> be helpful; a few separately pressed basal and lower/middle stem leaves are >> often useful.* >> >> *Wilted specimens can be very misleading.* >> >> *Notes should be taken as to flower posture, colour and patterning of >> petals, colour of stigmas, anthers and distal parts of filaments (not >> necessary if your photos show these).* >> >> *And don't forget to ensure the stipules are clearly shown - something >> that would have been obviously in pressed specimens, so not mentioned above >> by Yeo.* >> >> >> On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 2:20:25 PM UTC+1, Shobha Halwe-Chavda >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> Flower for Id pl.Is it Geranium maculatum ? >>> Location - Near Rampur, Himachal Pradesh >>> Date- 23.08.2015 >>> Habitat -Wild >>> >>> Regards, >>> Shobha Chavda >>> Attachments area >>> >>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=d3a19e94d7&view=att&th=14fcc003c54b1f59&attid=0.1&disp=safe&realattid=f_iejyebxs0&zw> >>> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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