-- With regards, J. M. Garg ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sachin Bhaskar <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 2 Oct, 2021, 7:34 am Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:400778] Requesting a fern ID To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
Thank you very much! I've learnt something new today! Have a great day. On Sat, 2 Oct, 2021, 06:04 J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Chris ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Chris Fraser-Jenkins <> > Date: Fri, 1 Oct, 2021, 10:26 pm > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:400778] Requesting a fern ID > To: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > > > Er, I think you mean Underside!! Back side is usually used to refer to > the human lower posterior - don't mind me saying! > > But actually this is such an abundant, widespread and well known species, > no further image is needed. It is Pityrogramma calomelanos, which is an > adventive S. and C. American species that spread around the world since > the late 19th Century. It first appeared in Sri Lanka before spreading to > India. Then spread to even the most remote corners of India like Ladakh, > even! > > It spreads along paths and it may well be that the spores are carried > along on the clothes of passers-bye, as a weedy invasive species. > > The other adventive Pityrogramma in South India (not yet in the north) is > Pityrogramma austroamericana, which has slightly shorter fronds and subtly > different pinna-segments - and bright yellow farina beneath, not white. > > In the 1950s they used to be cultivated in many heated greenhouses in > Europe etc. as Silver and Gold ferns, that come up spontaneously from > spores on old brickwork. Nowadays few can afford to heat greenhouses, > anyway. > > Chris Fraser-Jenkins, Portugal. > > > > > > On Friday, 1 October 2021, 17:25:51 BST, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, Sachin ji, > Do you have an image of the back side? > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Sachin Bhaskar* <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 at 21:50 > Subject: [efloraofindia:400778] Requesting a fern ID > To: <[email protected]> > > > Respected community, > > Habit: herb > > Date: 1/10/2021 > > Place: Thiruvananthapuram, adjoining Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve. > > Habitat: seen around the damp rock crevices. > > Striking characters: Silvery powdery mass in the abaxial surface of the > frond. > > Thanks and regards, > Sachin Bhaskar. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BDwPrvw%2BC1tGee%3DSL_TBfX%2BOVV1PHZGnvURt_rWZgbffnZpWA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BDwPrvw%2BC1tGee%3DSL_TBfX%2BOVV1PHZGnvURt_rWZgbffnZpWA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFA1YUoTufdMf%2B8MGRGukPOLUAq-MKtCzuaJX5mNEOUwWw%40mail.gmail.com.
