Dear Gurcharan ji, Thanks for the ID Sincere regards Taffazull On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 11:25:36 PM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> I can see auricles in several leaves, C. impatiens. > > On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 11:03:24 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] > wrote: > >> Dear Mahadeswara ji, >> Thanks for your kind appreciation >> With regards >> Taffazull >> >> On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 11:02:04 AM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> One more photo: >>> Photo of yellowish green anthers with curved tips very different from >>> the yellow anthers of C.flexuosa in the Wikipedia photo >>> >>> On Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 8:42:00 AM UTC+5:30 Mahadeswara wrote: >>> >>>> Superb presentation Taffa ji ! Great ! >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 4:51:16 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Saroj ji, >>>>> Thanks for the link. >>>>> It cant be* C.hirsuta* as there are 6 stamens. Also in Srinagar it >>>>> was flowering in Feb -March when I reported it. >>>>> It is peculiar in having yellowish green anthers with tips curled back >>>>> in an anticlockwise manner like the horns of a sheep. Unfortunately none >>>>> of >>>>> the photos in your link have photos of anthers. The anthers of >>>>> *C.flexuosa >>>>> *are clearly visible in a Wikipedia photo (By Didier Descouens - Own >>>>> work, CC BY-SA 4.0, >>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115306437) and they >>>>> are yellow and do not have curled tips. So from anthers it is very >>>>> different from *C.flexuosa.* >>>>> Some expert can enlighten us further. >>>>> Wikipedia photo is attached >>>>> Attribution :By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, >>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115306437 >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 4:18:44 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Some more photos >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 4:01:48 PM UTC+5:30 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>> Please help ID this herb (Cardamine sp ? ). >>>>>>> Habitat : A lawn in Srinagar >>>>>>> Habit : Annual Herb erect about 30cm high . Sometimes branched at >>>>>>> base. Leaves with 4 to 5 mostly paired leaflets, Leaflets with 2-3 >>>>>>> unequal >>>>>>> lobes with one lobe much smaller than others Flowers white 4-5mm in >>>>>>> diameter. Stamens 6 tetradynamous (4 long(filament 2mm) and 2 >>>>>>> short(filament 1.5mm)). Anthers yellowish green with filaments attached >>>>>>> basally and notably tips of anthers curled anticlockwise (See Photo 6). >>>>>>> Pollen grains are fusiform as in some other crucifers. Stigma covered >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> elongated papillary cells as in other members of the family(see >>>>>>> Photo7).All >>>>>>> photos taken recently in the first week of May. >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>> Notes: >>>>>>> 1.Anthers are remarkable in having the tips curled back in an >>>>>>> anticlockwise fashion (see photo9 and Photo 6). >>>>>>> 2.Papillary cells on Stigma (Photo 7 ) are said to play an important >>>>>>> role in preventing self pollination and promoting cross pollination in >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> family. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/44519631-b82c-4722-8c94-3076b64c6a1cn%40googlegroups.com.
