---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 15:29 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:453217] Please Help ID this plant with an unusual inflorescence To: <[email protected]> Cc: TAFA <[email protected]>
Yes, I agree as per images at https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/15/cichorium-intybus/ On Sun, 13 Aug 2023 at 16:41, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > I have finally identified it as *Cichorium intybus *a common weed in > Srinagar. Strangely the flowers which had bloomed earlier and which I had > posted earlier were abnormal with excessive development of bracts and > underdevelopment of petals which led to my confusion. Now normal flowers > have formed (Photos taken on 11th August are attached). > I am at a loss to understand what caused the profound change in the > development of earlier flowers, Could be some environmental pollutant? It > would, I think, be of much interest to students of gene expression during > flower development. > *Cichorium intybus *is called *Handi Posh * in Kashmiri and *Kasni * in > Urdu and is said to have anti inflammatory and diuretic properties. > Regards > > On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 1:13:35 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: > >> Succisa? >> >> On Sun, 13 Aug, 2023, 12:54 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for Id assistance please. >>> >>> Some earlier relevant feedback: >>> Asteraceae?? >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> Thanks for the suggestion, >>> The inflorescences looks like a capitula but I can make out neither ray >>> florets nor disc florets. >>> Just a red dot in the center. >>> Maybe the tiny tepal looking structures are ray florets >>> Would request opinion of experts for its ID >>> With regards >>> >>> Taffazull >>> There are not 7 but 15 flower like structures with red centers in >>> photoCLOSEUP 2.If each of these is a capitulum then it should qualify in >>> records as the smallest capitulum! >>> Regards >>> >>> Taffazull >>> One more photo: >>> Photo of immature flower. Only 5 bracts of the outermost whorl are >>> spread out. c.f photos of mature flowers posted earlier. Photo taken today >>> 1August. >>> Regards >>> >>> Taffazull >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 13:31 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:451957] Please Help ID this plant with an >>> unusual inflorescence >>> To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear members, >>> Kindly help ID this herb with a peculiar inflorescence. >>> Habitat: Edge of lawn in Rawathpora Srinagar >>> Habit: Herb. There is a rosette of basal leaves 15-18 cm long, >>> lanceolate with winged petioles. Inflorescences borne on 18-20 cm long >>> erect branches at the end of 10cm long pedicels., Inflorescence has an >>> involucre of two whorls of bracts. Outer whorl has six dark green bracts >>> 1cm long and 4mm wide. Inner whorl has about 8 light green bracts 2mm wide. >>> The striking thing about the inflorescence is that it has 7 pentagonal >>> flowers 1 mm dia with a red spot in center, Anthers are not visible. The >>> red spot could be the stigma. Flowers have transparent colorless tepals (?) >>> about 0.2mm long (Seen more clearly in photos of LS (Longitudinal sections) >>> of inflorescences. >>> All photos taken on 25th or 26th of July >>> All photos under CC-BY license(Only Attribution needed) >>> Regards >>> Taffazull >>> >>> -- >>> 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/a534fce6-bd6f-4a57-980b-3fceb80de21en%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/a534fce6-bd6f-4a57-980b-3fceb80de21en%40googlegroups.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/945f9155-cd53-4c70-a02f-a8bed6c19a5dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/945f9155-cd53-4c70-a02f-a8bed6c19a5dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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%2BiuSFChOkDKWVQchUXEohOCb158dm9mPgEKrEg7H6q-7-bw-w%40mail.gmail.com.
