Dear Tinu It is Azolla pinnata R. Br. A water fern, must be a dried pond you have photographed from. It is commonly used as green manure especially in Rice fields because fronds inhabit symbiotic alga Anabaena.
-- 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/ On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Tinu ANAND KAIN <tinuanandk...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello sir, > I found these planta near river Yamuna bank , Wazirabad, Delhi > I am totally confuse about its classification. I even dont understand > wether it is an angiosperm or gymnosperm. Please identify these plants with > reasons. > Regards > T.A. KAIN > > > Date/Time- 24th March, 2012 > > Location- Place- YAMUNA BANK, WAZIRABAD, DELHI > > Habitat- Wild > > Plant Habit- CONFUSE WETHER A BRYOPYTE ON AN ANGIOSPERM > > Link- > > http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10292213 >
