Of course it was growing on *Salvadora persica* roots. There were a lot of these shrubs. I guess it is a mangrove plant.
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Ushadi micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > This is a strange little "plant" parasitizes the tooth pick plant > called meswak ... if I remember it... can not grow without it... > > but how did it get to the mangrove neighborhood from the high desert > of the biblical times??/ > > Does meswak grow in mangrove areas? > > > > usha di > ======== > > On Jan 8, 7:44 pm, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wonderful golden collage, Prashant ... and many thanks to you and Satish > ji > > for recounting the memorable trip. > > Would like to pass on this credit of showing this strange and beautiful > > plant to Shrikant ji; with whom I had been there a week or so earlier. > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Prashant > > > I will always remember those fond memories of our Flower hunting trip. > > > I was feeling for a long time that some of the group members should go > for > > > such visits together. It compliments each other. Somehow we could > manage it > > > that time. > > > How can I forget the Sharbat you served us in the canopy of trees > behind > > > Vasai fort and some good foodstuff brought by Dinesh ji too. > > > Thanks again for reminding me of those memories. > > > Satish > > > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >> Dear Friends, > > > > >> Here i am sharing the photograph of *Cistanche tubulosa* ( Family: > Orobanchaceae) > > >> as "Flora Picture of the year-2011". > > > > >> This was photographed at Gorai (at the outskirts of Mumbai). > > > > >> Regards > > >> Prashant > > > > > -- > > > Dr Satish Phadke > -- Dr Satish Phadke
