Urospermum

Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F. W. Schmidt (Oman) (Images by Aarti Khale (ID confirmation by Dr Annette Patzelt) (Inserted by Gurcharan Singh) (Click links to see details and other images))

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Carduus nutans (USA)

Carduus nutans L., Sp. pl. 2:821. 1753 (Syn: Ascalea nutans (L.) Hill; Carduus armenus Boiss.; Carduus coloratus Tamamsch.; Carduus nutans var. armenus Boiss. ……; Carduus phyllolepis Willk.; Carduus schischkinii Tamamsch.; Carduus songoricus (C.Winkl. ex C.Winkl.) Tamamsch.; Carduus thoermeri subsp. armenus (Boiss.) Kazmi);   Images by Sukla Chanda (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, […]

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Decalepis nervosa

Decalepis nervosa (Wight & Arn.) Venter;   Images by Franklin Charles Jose (Id by K M Prabhu Kumar & P S Udayan) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)    Habit: Climber Flowering and fruiting: December-April Evergreen forests      Western Ghats (From India Biodiversity Portal Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P […]

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Meliosma pinnata ssp. barbulata

Meliosma pinnata subsp. barbulata (Cufod.) Beusekom ex Welzen (syn: Meliosma pinnata subsp. barbulata (Cufod.) Beus.; Meliosma pinnata var. barbulata (Cufod.) Welzen; Meliosma rhoifolia var. barbulata (Cufod.) Y. W. Law; Meliosma rhoifolia subsp. barbulata Cufod.) as per Catalogue of life;  China (Fujian, N-Guangdong, NE-Guangxi, E-Guizhou, Hunan, E-Jiangxi, SW-Zhejiang), Thailand, Laos, India (West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, […]

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Sonchus species ?- near Muscat, Oman

      Asteraceae Fortnight (Part III – Ligulate Heads) :: For ID : Oman : 080713 : AK-6 : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors. A small herb seen at a farm on 25/1/13 near Muscat. Sonchus species? Id please. Perhaps Crepis vesicaria Thanks for a possible id. The leaves look similar. Will […]

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Moss at Pune ?

      efloraofindia:”Id 07072013MR3’’ is this also moss at Pune: Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. 07/07/2013 requesting identification of this shining plant at Bibwewadi Pune. is this also moss?          

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Moss at Pune

      efloraofindia:”Id 07072013MR2’’ moss at Pune : Attachments (2).   07/07/2013 requesting identification of what I know as moss at Pune. botanical name please. Sorry for the quality of pics          

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Asystasia species- Elagiri hills

      Plant for ID – Elagiri hills-5 : Attachments (3). 9 posts by 9 authors. Another plant for id from Elagiri hills. Strobilanthus ? Some Asystasia sp. Looks like Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. And. of Acanthaceae. But please provide more details. … to me it does not look like A. gangetica.Will wait for comments. It […]

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Cordia species- Kerala

      Fwd: [efloraofindia:158732] Boraginaceae – Cordia sp. for ID from Kerala- KMPK 4 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 1 author. Please help me for the identification of one more Cordia sp. collected from Palakkad, Kerala. Sir it would be very helpfull if you send a picture of fruit      

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Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’

      Asteraceae Fortnight Part 3-Ligulate Heads (and Misc.): Achillea’Coronation Gold’ from Chicago, Illinois, SC 08 : Attachments (4). 1 post by 1 author. This plant is a hybrid one. Generally considered to be a cross between A. filipendulina and A. clypeolata. Foliage resembles that of the A. filipendulina (fern-leaf yarrow) parent, but plants are more compact. Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ (Coronation […]

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Premna species- Sri Lanka

      120713 ASP 100 : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Please ID this medicinal shrub. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Oct 1012. Premna sp. Could be Premna serratifolia [syn. P. obtusifolia], a very polymorphic species.        

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Catalogue of trees of Lalbagh

    Catalogue of trees of Lalbagh : 20 posts by 6 authors. I was able to find a 1891 catlague of the trees of Lalbagh from Wiki. This is the lInk. http://archive.org/stream/cu31924000622252#page/n4/mode/1up Does any one know Whether a later one is available, or has even been compiled?Is the Marigowda Library open to the public? …, […]

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Jungle Crow on the fruits of a Palm sp.

      SYMBIOSIS : 407 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Attaching an image of Jungle Crow on the fruits of a Palm sp. This palm is as tall as a coconut palm. The fruits are orange when ripe. It will be nice if some one identifies this palm.

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Cichorium species

Cichorium species;           Asteraceae Fortnight Part 3-Ligulate heads :: Plant for ID SMP2 : 1 image. 5 posts by 5 authors. Cichorium sp. I don’t remember where I have clicked this but certainly a member with Ligulate heads. Probably a Cichorium sp. Beautiful head. May be C. endivia. I thought C. […]

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Not Ficus callosa seedling

      Ficus callosa : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. One year old Ficus callosa seedling; grown from seed. This does not look like Ficus callosa to me. Please check.    

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Chrysanthemum species- Almora, Uttarakhand

      Asteraceae Fortnight Part 3-Ligulate heads (plus misc.): 110713 ARK-07 : Chrysanthemum indicum from Almora, Uttarakhand – November 2012 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Attached are pictures of Chrysanthemum indicum captured at Almora, Uttarakhand in November 2012 Posting them this fortnight as I had missed the earlier fortnight… Requested to please confirm […]

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Hippomane mancinella (Cultivated)

Hippomane mancinella L., Sp. Pl. 1191 1753. (syn: Hippomane dioica Rottb.; Mancinella venenata Tussac);    The manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), and the only species in the monotypic genus Hippomane.   Manchineel is native to Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central America, […]

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