Gurcharan ji, Thanks for sharing these pictures. I too have photographed these a little after leaving Jammu. You could see a number of them along the National highway at a particular altitude. Did not find them after climbing higher up to Patni Top. Regards, Aarti
On Nov 19, 8:38 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Mimosa himalayana* Gamble in Kew Bull. 1920: 4. 1920. > syn: *Mimosa* *rubricaulis* sensu auct.; *Mimosa* *rubricaulis* subsp. * > himalayana* (Gamble) H.Ohashi > > A large deciduous shrub with ribbed densely hairy branches with straight or > hooked up to 4 mm long prickles; leaf bippinate with up to 25 cm long > rachis; pinnae 5-12 pairs, leaflets (pinnules) 6-15 pairs, 3-8 mm long; > flowers pink fading to white in 12-15 mm across heads on up to 6 cm long > peduncle, forming panicle; pod up to 10 cm long, 4-10 jointed, glabrous, > with few prickles on sutures. > > May be confused but easily differentiated from M. hamata, latter has > shorter rachis (up to 5 cm long), few pairs of pinnae (3-6 pairs), fewer > leaflets (6-10 pairs), smaller in size (2-3 mm long) in; shorter peduncle > (2-3.5 cm) and shorter falcate pod (6-7 cm), velvety and densely prickly on > sutures. > > Photographed from Near Nagrota (10 km from Jammu) in J & K in August > > -- > 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-1-DSC08439.jpg > 423KViewDownload > > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-2-DSC08436.jpg > 453KViewDownload > > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-near Nagrota-J & K-3-DSC08437.jpg > 275KViewDownload > > Mimosa-rubicaulis-himalayana-Near Nagrota-J & K-4-DSC08455.jpg > 256KViewDownload
