Vijayasankar I think most species of Setaria have barbs ob bristles to make them stick or move (our chilhood game). S. verticillata has retrorse barbs, whereas others have anterorse barbs, so it would affect whether spikes are moving forward or backward in my game.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh yes, I just checked, myself and Vijayasankar ji are matching > S. glauca is is sunonym of S. pumila. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Light yellow bristles (not green) are characteristic of S. glauca >> >> -- >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thats nice Dr. Gurcharan sir. >>> Vijay, no bristles on our plant were not hooked but much elongated...i >>> think they are called awns? I am too bad in grasses, but yeah it was >>> not this species....those bristles are too small. Once dry, may be >>> they all get stuck. It was at Sariska National Park. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Pankaj ji >>> > We used to play with this genus as well as Hordeum murinum, keeping the >>> > inflorescence between the edges of two palms and moving them, the spike >>> used >>> > to run fast. The competition would be who does it faster. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> > Retired Associate Professor >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> > >>> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> sorry, I meant non-botanist! >>> >> Pankaj >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected] >>> > >>> >> wrote: >>> >> > Around 5 years back there was a not botanists who was explaining me >>> >> > this genus of grass. He threw the inflorescence on my trousers and >>> >> > said "SAT GAYA NA" literally meaning, "IT GOT STUCK" so this is >>> >> > Setaria :P....... though it was a funny explanation but I never >>> >> > forgot it. >>> >> > Pankaj >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Vijayasankar < >>> [email protected]> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> >> Setaria pumila, perhaps. >>> >> >> Regards >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Vijayasankar >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:06 AM, tanay bose <[email protected] >>> > >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> I dont think this a is Penisettum!! This is not sure >>> >> >>> Tanay >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj >>> >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> is it penisettum?not sure >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> -- >>> >> >>>> Selvalakshmi S. >>> >> >>>> Doctoral Scholar, >>> >> >>>> Bharathiar University, >>> >> >>>> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> -- >>> >> >>> Tanay Bose >>> >> >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> >> >>> Department of Botany. >>> >> >>> University of British Columbia . >>> >> >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> >> >>> Vancouver, B.C. 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