Muthuji: did you see any ripe berries? what color did they end up? edible? Usha di ==========
On Apr 29, 4:41 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > Please help to id this stragler found in the forests of Nilgiris. I also > recorded this in forest patches of Kodaikanal. Is this any *Rubus* species? > > *Date/Time-* > > 10-04-2011 / 09:00 AM > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GP* > > ca.2000asl; Kotagiri, TN > > *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-* > > forest edges [weed] > > *Plant Habit-* > thorny straggler > > *Height/Length-* > > 1 - 2 m long > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-* > > ca.15 x 8 cm; 3-foliolate > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > > c. 15cm long; racemes > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > > yellow; c. 2.5 cm across > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- * > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- * > * > * > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911www.careearthtrust.org > > Rubus (5).jpg > 162KViewDownload > > Rubus.jpg > 189KViewDownload > > Rubus (1).jpg > 193KViewDownload > > Rubus (2).jpg > 203KViewDownload > > Rubus (3).jpg > 203KViewDownload > > Rubus (4).jpg > 211KViewDownload