Thanks alot, Taffazull ji, for the additional observations. On Wed, 23 Aug 2023 at 16:00, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> Having carefully studied the development of flowers I find that as the > flowers mature the petals wither and fall off and the inner whorl of bracts > which till then were small and not noticeable develop rapidly and become > prominent. The pictures that I first posted were of mature flowers and > hence my confusion. I am reposting photos of mature flowers, Chicory is > not cultivated in Kashmir where it is considered a weed but in some > countries it is cultivated and powdered roots are mixed with coffee to > obtain a characteristic flavor. > Regards > Taffazull > On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 4:41:37 PM UTC+5:30 [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/6abf81e2-158b-49ae-967f-0efe8ad9bc43n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/6abf81e2-158b-49ae-967f-0efe8ad9bc43n%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. 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