Cool colours. Nice one. Regards Prashant On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 3:28 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote:
> very nice light pink, very subtle > usha di > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Arabis pterosperma* Edgew. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 20:33. 1851 >> syn: *Arabis* *alpina* Hook.f. & T (non L.); *Arabis* *alpina* var. * >> purpurea* W.W. Sm. >> >> Perennial herb, simple or branched above, covered with long simple or >> forked hairs; basal leaves obovate-oblong, stalked, toothed, densely hairy, >> cauline oblong, sessile, 10-20 mm long, slightly auricles at base, >> amplexicaul, toothed, apex somewhat entire; racemes 20-30 flowered, up to >> 12 cm long in fruit; flowers white or tinged pink, pedicels 8-12 mm long, >> petals 5-7 mm long; fruit 3-6 cm long, 1-1.5 mm broad, glabrous. >> >> The species is easily differentiated from other species by slightly >> pinkish flowers, stems and leaves with long hairs, auricled leaf-base and >> about 10 mm long fruiting pedicels. >> >> Photographed from Sonamarg, Kashmir in June, growing among rocks and >> boulders on mountain slope. >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > > > > --
