very nice indeed usha di =
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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'. > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
