This should be *Silene caespitella* which is characterized by two-lobed petals which are reddish or greenish white, velvet-hairy stem and narrow lanceshaped-linear stalkless leaves. The swollen sepal tube has dark green to blackish red veins and triangular teeth. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Clustered%20Campion.html http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242000729 - Tabish
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:28 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > > > I think Silene indica.....-- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > > Thanks Nidhan ji, Usha di. The flower size here was much smaller as > compared to flowers i had spotted in Valley. Could this be some other > Silene sp.... As such i do not have much idea about Silene sp... > > Regards > > Prashant > > I hope* Silene tenuis.* > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Sir leaf shape in Silene tenuis is acicular...this may be different sp. > any match is not there in Flowers of Himalaya. I think this *may be > Silene gonosperma*- Balkar ji > > I think it is *a better choice*.- Singh ji. > > *Silene gonosperma is close but doesn't quite agree I think*. The > descitption says "Petals included or rarely slightly exserted beyond calyx, > dark violet". That doesn't seem to be the case with the plant here. > - Tabish > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant Awale <[email protected]> > Date: 27 August 2012 22:33 > Subject: [efloraofindia:126731] VOF Week: Silene sp-1: along "Vasundhara > falls- Mana Route" > To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > Seen this Silene sp. (Family: Caryophyllaceae) en-route Vasundhara falls. > > Date/Time: 11-08-2012 / 09:30AM. > > Habitat: Wild > > Plant habit: Herb. > > Regards > Prashant > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- ------------------------------------------- <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net The waterhole of flower lovers --
