Thanks, Dr Raman... for telling me my memory was not playing tricks.. snowflake is a very name... helps me to rmemeber it..
ONE question though... Have ecologists in India studied this phenomenon of bored householders throwing away aquarium contents ... and they the exotic fishes and plants appearing where they should not have or have damaged the local fora..???/ ANY AND ALL MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM FEEL FREE TO ENLIGHTEN US?ME< PLEASE>>>> I am not talking of water hyacinth etc which were official blunders... Usha di ======== On Nov 4, 7:33 pm, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Ushadi's id: *Nymphoides indica*. Family: Menyanthaceae. > please see this eol link for details such as description, habitat, > distribution etc.http://eol.org/pages/487443/details > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ushadi micromini > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Reminds me of *Nymphoides indica* > > also known as *water snowflake...* > > very apt name... nice to remember it as... > > > often sold for aquariums and from there escapes into environs from > > careless throwing away by the bored householder... > > that's how most of the weeds take over new grounds/countries > > displacing the native... > > > I personally do not know the natural range of this plant in India... > > some one more knowledgeable about water plants can enlighten us... > > Hope this much get you started with your research team and write up > > > Usha di > > > ============== > > > On Nov 4, 6:22 pm, vikram jit singh <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Dear Mr Garg, > > > > Could your group of experts please help identify and describe this wild > > > flower i photographed in the middle of the water at the famous Sukhna > > lake > > > in chandigarh. These flowers have appeared for the first time in the > > lake. > > > > I am writing about these flowers in the newspaper and would require your > > > expertise. > > > > Regards, > > > > Vikram Jit Singh > > > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > > > *The Times of India* > > > > at Chandigarh. > > > > Columnist and Writer for: > > > > *The Dainik Bhaskar* > > > > *Golf Style (India)* > > > > *The Tribune* > > > * > > > * > > > *The Daily Ajit > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > > 215, Sector 19 A, > > > Chandigarh -- 160019, > > > India. > > > > 0172-2724938 > > > 09814019356. > > > > *Facebook Profile:* > > > * > > > * > > > *http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961* > > > > -- > > > Vikram Jit Singh > > > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > > > *The Times of India* > > > > at Chandigarh. > > > > Columnist and Writer for: > > > > *The Dainik Bhaskar* > > > > *Golf Style (India)* > > > > *The Tribune* > > > * > > > * > > > *The Daily Ajit > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > > 215, Sector 19 A, > > > Chandigarh -- 160019, > > > India. > > > > 0172-2724938 > > > 09814019356. > > > > *Facebook Profile:* > > > * > > > * > > > *http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961* > > > > -- > > > Vikram Jit Singh > > > > Golf Columnist and Wildlife Correspondent: > > > > *The Times of India* > > > > at Chandigarh. > > > > Columnist and Writer for: > > > > *The Dainik Bhaskar* > > > > *Golf Style (India)* > > > > *The Tribune* > > > * > > > * > > > *The Daily Ajit > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > > 215, Sector 19 A, > > > Chandigarh -- 160019, > > > India. > > > > 0172-2724938 > > > 09814019356. > > > > *Facebook Profile:* > > > * > > > * > > > *http://www.facebook.com/people/Vikram-Jit-Singh/543394961* > > > > 04112011311.jpg > > > 1974KViewDownload
