Dear Garg ji, Thanks for the appreciation I think if one has a magnifying glass the green anthers with tips curled anticlockwise can provide additional confirmation. Regards Taffazull
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:17:52 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: > Wonderful images, Taffazull ji > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Wed, 10 May, 2023, 16:01 [email protected], <[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/e5abe414-52d0-4797-a022-a19d1e6126e6n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e5abe414-52d0-4797-a022-a19d1e6126e6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/d77c5969-42f7-456c-87f9-9cdf97b8b102n%40googlegroups.com.
