Superb Pics Prasad Ji, Blue flowered Cleome is really a treat to eyes. Thanks for sharing, never seen before.
On 12/21/11, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear members sharing the images of Cleome rutidosperma > > Name of the species: Cleome rutidosperma > Family: Capparaceae > Place of collection: ranpur, Nayagarh, Odisha > Habit: Herb > habitat: Wild. Roadside in disturbed areas > > Description: Erect, branched, annual herb 12-90 cm tall, with angular stems > . Leaves palmately trifoliolate, with a stalk; leaflets ovate to > lanceolate, 2-5 cm long; Flowers solitary, axillary, zygomorphic; sepals 4, > petals 4; Fruit a 2-valved, beaked capsule 5-7 cm long; Seeds numerous, > black to brown. > > regards > > prasad > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > ph. 09437444241 > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227