Janaki ji My identification of Convolvulus prostratus is primarily based on second photograph, which clearly has flowers singly or in pairs. Your first photograph I suspect belongs to another plant, a member of Boraginaceae, may be Heliotropium eichwaldii
-- 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:59 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks for your response. > The key difference between the star white flower and Shankhapushpi is the > size of the flower with the unidied flower being small-only in few mms size, > and that the unidied flower's inflorescence is raceme-as seen in the > picture. > > I hope that this observation/clarification of mine could be addressed > Thanks > Janaki Turaga > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Looks like Convolvulus prostratus (syn: C. pluricaulis). >> >> >> >> -- >> 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:53 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <janakitur...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I found this lovely creeping star white wildflower plant near a roadside >>> and once in an adjacent wasteland. There were not that many of these plants >>> around. It was rare. >>> I am seeing this plant for the first time in 2 years in this area. >>> Would appreciate if someone could id this plant and give any more >>> information about this plant. >>> I think this is could be a Glory. >>> Some information that could be relevant to identify this plant and also >>> to contextualise it ecosystem wise-wasteland, roadside-that is degraded >>> habitats. Also last year inadequate rain and extensive, regular grazing by >>> livestock, therefore the plants that dominated the landscape were eaten up. >>> The area was nearly bereft of any green cover! This year monsoon has just >>> begun and it has been good in the area, and the area has not seen livestock >>> grazing. The old dominant species have just begun to make a comeback. This >>> plant was seen only in 2 places. >>> >>> Apologies for the large file of the plant. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Janaki Turaga >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
