Brilliant Mr.Ingalhalikar ! Some of my photographs to complement yours are available at this link :
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!search/Euphorbia$20acaulis$20Neil$20Soares/indiantreepix/nlrgBBYLBy4/Xf9OvsnaM8UJ With regards, Neil Soares. --- On Thu, 10/11/12, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: From: shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:134739] Kas Week: Phoenix of Kas 2 To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:13 PM Another plant that rejuvenates from ashes in summer on Kas plateau is Euphorbia fusiformis. The cymes are only about 3-5 cm tall rising directly from the ground. This stemless plant bears large thick leaves during rains which are foraged by animals. Another species E. nana is also found but is hard to differentiate as per key (cymes 2 or 3 times dichotomous?) -- --

