Dear Garg Ji, Finally found flowers and certainly my ID was wrong. I think it should be Potentilla sp (Potentilla indica?) Am reposting the photos of fruits in the thread "Is it Potentilla indica?" Shows the pitfalls of trying to ID without flowers. Regards Taffazull
On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 7:44:31 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > Thanks, Taffazul ji > > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Tue, 15 Nov, 2022, 1:59 pm [email protected], <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Am attaching two more photos of unripe fruits of F.nubicola. They are >> very difficult to see among the foliage but ripen very fast. I have myself >> seen a plant which I thought was devoid of berries bear several red >> berries the next day ! >> Regards >> taffazull >> >> On Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 10:38:26 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> The key to Fragaria nubicola on Fragaria nubicola thread of efi is as >>> below: >>> >>> " >>> *As per efi thread >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/ge3cA4ypptg>: >>> Appressed calyx lobes (almost touching fruit) are distinctive for F. >>> nubicola (Stems and petioles are also appressed hairy)* >>> >>> *In F. vesca they are spreading as also stems and petioles are with >>> spreading hairy"* >>> >>> I am posting a photo of a berry of the above plant showing appressed >>> calyx lobes touching fruit. This and Gurcharan Singh ji's remarks that >>> F.vesca does not occur in India would support my ID of the plant as >>> F.nubicola. >>> >>> In view of its medicinal importance its cultivation and further research >>> on its medicinal properties may be in order especially as the >>> IIIM(Institute of Integrative Medicine) formerly RRL is barely a Km away >>> from the field where it was growing wild. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Taffazull >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 3:42:17 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Garg ji, >>>> I could not find any flowers as perhaps it is late October. >>>> There were just the two or three berries on this plant. >>>> Regards >>>> taffazull >>>> >>>> On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 3:37:53 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: >>>> >>>>> Flowering images will help. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 31 Oct 2022 at 15:29, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Respected Garg ji, >>>>>> I had seen this link but on this page the link >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/TtX7hBZmAIg is >>>>>> given and following that link I read the comments of Gurcharan Singh ji >>>>>> copy pasted below. : >>>>>> >>>>>> *"Gurcharan Singh* >>>>>> *Sep 6, 2015, 5:49:33 PM* >>>>>> >>>>>> *to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia* >>>>>> *With Indian F. vesca having mostly been identified as F. nubicola, I >>>>>> don't think F. vesca occurs Himalayas. Not listed even in Himalyan List"* >>>>>> >>>>>> Hence I too called it F.nubicola. >>>>>> I have very little knowledge of taxonomy myself. >>>>>> I would be grateful for any corrections and clarifications >>>>>> Sincere regards >>>>>> taffazull >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=112975 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 3:11:10 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not sure with these images. >>>>>>> Pl. see >>>>>>> https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/02/fragaria-nubicola/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 31 Oct 2022 at 12:30, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>> I am posting some photos of Fragaria growing wild in a field in >>>>>>>> Srinagar. As Gurcharan Ji has pointed out in another thread (Sept,6 >>>>>>>> ,2015) >>>>>>>> that Fragaria vesca does not occur in India I take it to be Fragaria >>>>>>>> nubicola. I found the taste of the berries to be rather insipid. The >>>>>>>> Pahari >>>>>>>> people call it "Buddha Phal" meaning fruit fit for old persons. 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