Alok ji No need to confuse with Gagea elegans, which has single leaf per plant, scape is not long hairy, and more importantly ovary is superior.
Your plant Hypoxis aurea has more than one leaves at base, leaves and scape are long hairy and you can see inferior ovary below the perianth. -- 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 Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > This is not Gagea. > How about Hypoxis aurea? > Pankaj > > On Jul 1, 7:52 pm, Alok Mahendroo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > > > This plant is starting to bloom right now.. BUT a similar plant was seen > > at a higher altitude (2900 mts) in the month of April... which I had > > thought to be 'Gagea elegans'.. NOW I'm confused... > > > > Location Kalatope > > Altitude 2100 mts > > Habit herb > > Habitat wild > > Plant height 10 inches > > > > regards > > Alok > > > > Location > > -- > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, > Indiawww.hive.interconnection.orgwww.hivetrust.wordpress.comwww.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > DSCN2794.jpg > > 121KViewDownload > > > > DSCN2796.jpg > > 220KViewDownload
