Thanks, Shrikant ji, for nice information. On 11 October 2012 17:46, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]>wrote:
> In summer the dry leaf litter on Kas plateau gets crispy dry as the > temperature of rocks may reach 56 C. The litter catches fire very easily > and the fire spreads with the speed of wind and the whole plateau wears > thin layer of ash in minutes. Some plants with underground parts seem to > wait for the fire to pass. They apparently send out flowers only after fire > to protect flowers/seeds. The fire does not harm underground tubers bulbs > and rhizomes. The (invasive) perennials with woody biomass get destroyed. > This is how the fire may be helping the annuals. The capsules get crispy in > fire and they crack and disperse seeds when they come in contact with first > rain. > One plant that rises on Kas plateau from the ashes like Phoenix is Drimia > polyantha. It has a globose bulb of about 4-5 cm. Fleshy numerous leaves > grow in rainy season to provide food for grazing animals. > > -- > > > > -- 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 1980 members & 1,33,000 messages on 30/9/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
