This indeed Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry !! I have also seen them in eastern himalayas Tanay
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Anandi Sharan <[email protected]>wrote: > gurcharanji > > thanks also for giving me the opportunity of revisiting that feeling > of "i know this" I know this". ! :) > > i am not sure i will ever travel again to collect a photo of such a > lovely plant though... let alone pluck the strawberry itself -- > every emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is associated > with loss of species as they cannot move fast enough to keep up with > increased warming -- one is simply in awe of the immense diversity of > species as it evolved over the millenia years -- we were truely a > lucky generation to have the opportunity to witness this magnificence. > > green greetings. > anandi > > > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Anandi ji > > You are absolutely right. A very common plant on mountain slopes of > > temperate and subalpine regions. > > > > -- > > 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 Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Anandi Sharan <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> no idea what fragaria vesca is but i recognise this from my childhood > >> in switzerland and it surely is the flower of a woodland strawberry ! > >> thanks for the lovely photo :) > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Attaching now > >> > Fruits are delicious and eaten raw. > >> > -- > >> > 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 Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Fragaria vesca from Kashmir, generally growing at lower altitudes, > >> >> separable > >> >> from high altitude species F. nubicola in its spreading pubescence > and > >> >> elongated fruit, larger leaves and flowers. Photographed from > Tangmarg > >> >> on > >> >> June 19, 2010. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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/ > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ---- > > > > > > > > x > > > > -- > ---- > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
