... my own thoughts: ... this is a kind of Catch-22 situation for me !!!
While would like more pictures for a good attempt at identifying the plant from all members (including me) ... there are more times that I have found capturing poor and precious shots in at least 2 major circumstances: 1) suddenly realizing that the drizzle is no more a drizzle ... and find rain drops in dangerous positions on my camera !! 2) there is no more time for any captures ... "a cruel decision often made by friends accompanying me" ... and then coincidentally Mother Nature starts throwing her charms !! Regards. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:56 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]>wrote: > > Gurcharanji, > good post, would be more useful if it is demonstrated with photos provided > with each each view that is required for identification. > kind regards > Janaki Turaga > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have often been writing on the need for structures other than flower >> upper view for proper identification. Last few days we have seen this more >> often. Yesterday I saw a photograph sent by Ritesh ji, which I just passed >> off as some member of Caryophyllaceae, and was just about to write Arenaria >> sp. when I thought of checking it. I downloaded the picture to my desktop, >> magnified it using my phot editor and was surprised to find plant with >> alternate leaves which are somewhat circuluar with cut margins. It took me >> some more time to identify it as Saxifraga sibirica, and hope identification >> turns correct. A simple web photo does not show any of these. >> >> I again request that members who especially go out on photography >> trips should bring back at least three snaps: photograph of twig with >> inflorescence and insertion of leaves and their shape; a top view of flower >> to show petals, stamens and carpels; and a side view of flower to show bract >> (if any), calyx and other features. I think with these three photographs, >> identification would be a much simpler process. Any additional snaps are >> always a bonus. In many plants basal leaves and upper leaves are different, >> and always helpful in identification. So is fruit if available. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >
