Yah...these are Lemna commonly called Duck-weed. In Bengali, we call it 'Panaa'. It is very common in most ponds of India, and form such a continuous layer on the pond surface, that sometimes a pond may be mistaken for a grassy field at dusk. Regards Shantanu : )
On Sep 5, 12:23 pm, "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl. > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > “it is > *Lemna perpusilla* Torr. Fl. N. Y. 2: 245, 1843; Sharma et al, Fl. Mah. > St. Monocot. 231, 1996. > Free floating small herb. > > foloowing is the other species of family lemnaceae with the > identification key > > 1. Plant root less................Wolffia > 1. Plant rooting....................2 > 2. Roots solitary.................Lemna > 2. Roots several.................Spirodella > > thE following link shows teh difference between wolffia and ABOVE > aquatic > specieshttp://www.tela-botanica.org/eflore/BDNFF/4.02/nn/72993/illustration > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi” > > “The Avchitgad Pond plant is not Azolla but *Lemna aequnictialis* > > Dr. Milind M. Sardesai” > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> > Date: 15 July 2010 19:45 > Subject: [efloraofindia:41537] Avachitgad pond-- 150710-PKA3 > To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > Dear Friends, > > Water Cirstern at Avachitgad fort near Roha. > > Date/Time: 21st July 2008 / 12:30PM. > > regards > Prashant > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg (jmga...@gmail.com)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, Plants > etc. (arranged alphabetically & > place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix > > > > Avachitgad pond-2.JPG > 189KViewDownload > > Avachitgad pond-4.JPG > 139KViewDownload > > Avachitgad pond-3.JPG > 184KViewDownload > > Avachitgad pond-1.JPG > 182KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
