Dear Dinesh, I had also uploaded same plant. The petals are longer than the sepals. Regards Prashant
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you very much Gurcharan ji for digging into these *Sibbaldia*. > Attaching cropped pictures showing out-of-focus area. > > My recollection: > Could see 2 plants with flowering stems ascending. > 1) about 15 cm max. > 2) about 30 - 40 cm > The flower about 4 mm; looks lesser than sepals in most of the instances. > I do not know about pilose OR appressed pilose petioles. Not sure if it > can be made out in these views. > > > [image: Sibbaldia ¿ cuneata / procumbens > ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7904539998%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcQdEJZwVb_7Hy-bKS9UiWht2g5uA> > > [image: Sibbaldia ¿ cuneata / procumbens > ?]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7904540954%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcdzKX7CP50BVeK667mDwRXFHCCiQ> > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 3:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dinesh ji >> It would be interesting to resolve this mystery. Flora of British India >> records Potentilla sibbalii Hallier.f with following synonyms: >> 1. Potentilla sibbaldii Clairv >> 2. Potentilla sibbaldia Greiss. >> 3. Sibbaldia procumbens L. >> 4. Sibbaldia parviflora Willd. >> 5. Sibbaldia cuneata Edgew. >> 6. Sibbaldia cuneata Kunze >> >> As it seems these are now considered under two species >> >> 1. Sibbaldia procumbens L. with synonyms Potentilla sibbaldia >> Greiss. , Potentilla sibbaldii Hallier.f., >> >> 2. Sibbaldia cuneata Hornem ex Kunze >> >> >> >> (Sibbaldia parviflora Willd. unresolved and Sibbaldia cuneata Edgew. not >> mentioned (in Fl. China or the Plant List) except as synonym of S. >> procumbens in Flora of Pakistan >> >> Both species are described in Flora of China and differ as under: >> >> S. procumbens: Petals shorter than sepals; floweringt stems prostrate or >> ascending, 4-30 cm tall; petiole pilose; flowers 4-6 mm in diam. >> >> S. cuneata: Petals equal or longer than sepals; flowering stems erect or >> ascending; 5-14 cm tall; petiole appressed pilose; flowers 5–7 mm in diam. >> >> Perhaps close up of flower can help resolve. >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Many thanks Gurcharan ji. >>> At The Plants List, found these are being treated as separate species: >>> *Sibbaldia >>> procumbens* L. and *Sibbaldia cuneata* Hornem. ex Kuntze >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Now correctly known as Sibbaldia procumbens >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Dinesh Valke >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thank you very much Gurcharan ji for the probable ID. >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 12:16 AM, Gurcharan Singh >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sibbaldia cuneata I hope >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Dinesh Valke < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Valley of >>>>>>> Flowers]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7795632618%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiscXcV1ezkljkoVaSBkd-7VO2FQ> >>>>>>> 2 >>>>>>> AUG 12 >>>>>>> Valley of Flowers ... about 9900 ft >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>> Dear friends, ID please. >>>>>>> *Habitat*: growing on rock >>>>>>> *Habit*: small herb, about 15 - 40 cm high; flower about 3 - 4 mm >>>>>>> across >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: >>>>>>> P1020382]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845513686%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdpGpjkETxz4JtXnoqN56vqxSf2LQ> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: >>>>>>> P1020385]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845508574%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeXZtmhRkH3k26SCu2qXp4p6AXIhg> >>>>>>> [image: >>>>>>> P1020387]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845503754%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc5YoQUL2QJIMSXBgyMecSMVmFe-w> >>>>>>> [image: >>>>>>> P1020388]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845498980%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcGiMg-KxU63jTRg2dVew-7O9qIeA> >>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > -- > > > > --
