totally agree with Sirji, i observed that the plant growing near water logged area or near lake, are prostrate and plant growing singly in the garden or on the road side are erect and also smaller in size..
regards, On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to mention, prostrate types generally develop under areas of intense > grazing and trampling, erect types under undisturbed areas. > > -- > 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, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Not a big deal Dinesh ji >> Many species are supposed to have stable (genetically fixed) variants >> under different ecological conditions. These are better known as ecotypes, >> although some call them varieties or subspecies (different areas), and some >> enthusiastic persons giving them ranks of independent species. It is common >> to have erect and prostrate types in many species including our Euphorbia >> hirta. In fact this concept of ecotypes was developed simultaneously in >> Europe (Hieracium vulgatum) and California (Potentilla fruticosa) around >> 1822. >> >> -- >> 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, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Many thanks Mohina ji for sharing this plant. >>> ... taking opportunity to put this trivia : *Eclipta prostrata* has one >>> of its synonyms as *Eclipta erecta*. >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Mohina Macker >>> <mohinamac...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> eclipta prostata of asteraceae family >>>> been seeing it in flower for the past couple of weeks >>>> at alibaug >>>> regards >>>> mohina macker >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> > > > -- - H.S. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone
