Really great pics....very nice to know about the description of this species...I can feel the joy you had after getting these photographs...This genus was new to me until May 2012, when I could shoot Tragopogon gracilis from Chakrata, really amazing to see one more species....
On 6/23/12, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Tragopogon kashmirianus G. Singh, described by me in 1976 was eluding me > for last three years, as I would find mostly closed heads. The flowers open > in the morning and close by noon. This year I was lucky to get both open > flowering heads and fruiting heads, very distinctive of this tetraploid > hybrid species. I am uploading the same. The corolla is distinctive with > yellow base and purple striations. You may also go through this important > paper on this species. > > http://www.2006.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=detail&aid=544 > > > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- Regards, Dr. Nidhan Singh Department of Botany I.B. (PG) College Panipat-132103 Haryana Ph.: 09416371227
