Anacyclus pyrethrum (Cultivated)

Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Link, Enum. hort. berol. alt. 2:344. 1822 (Syn: (=) Anacyclus depressus Ball; (≡) Anthemis pyrethrum L. (basionym));   Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory, Spanish chamomile, or Mount Atlas daisy) is a perennial herb much like chamomile in habitat and appearance. It is in a different family (Asteraceae) from the plants known as pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria officinalis) […]

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Anacyclus (Asteroideae- Anthemideae)

  Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) Link (Images by Nidhan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)) ‎Anacyclus (‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. go through ‎Anacyclus (‎‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia. If you find any […]

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Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala

Anaphalis triplinervis var. monocephala (DC.) Airy Shaw (syn: Anaphalis nubigena var. nubigena) as per GCC & The Plant List Ver. 1.1; Images by D S Rawat & Narendra Joshi (Id by D S Rawat) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)       on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 […]

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Blumea bifoliata

Blumea bifoliata (L.) DC., 14 1834. (Syn: Conyza bifoliata L. (ambiguous synonym)) as per Catalogue of Life;  India (throughout, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Pakistan (Murree), Myanmar [Burma], Sri Lanka, Bangladesh as per Catalogue of Life;  Viscid pubescent herbs; stems branched from base, ascending, upto 3 m tall, villous, […]

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Leucanthemum maximum (Introduced- USA)

Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC., Prodr. 6 46 1838. (syn: Chrysanthemum burbankii Makino; Chrysanthemum grandiflorum Lapeyr. [Illegitimate]; Chrysanthemum maximum Ramond; Leucanthemum vulgare subsp. maximum (Ramond) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Matricaria ceratophylloides Poir.; Matricaria maxima (Ramond) Poir.; Phalacrodiscus ceratophylloides Less.; Phalacrodiscus maximus (Ramond) Less.; Tanacetum maximum (Ramond) Sch.Bip.) as per POWO;                   Native to: France, Spain; Introduced into: Dominican Republic, New […]

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Material for mobile app to identify Indian trees

    Material for Tree Identification : Does anyone know of any books on identifying Indian trees?I was interested in making a mobile app to identify Indian trees. I have seen this app(http://www.ifpindia.org/biotik/redrawdefault.php) developed by BIOTIK to identify trees of the Western Ghats and wanted to make something similar, but easier for mobiles. I found […]

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Carex species- Chakrata area

       Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Cyperaceae : Carex for identification from Chakrata- NS 37 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors. This species of Carex (if I am not wrong upto this level) was shot from Chakrata area.. id please.. This is my little effort, very very likely useless – […]

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Calendula species

Calendula species;         Asteraceae Fortnight Part-1: Calendula Sp. MN6 : Calendula flowers from an Exhibition Place : Byculla March 2009        

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Sedum rubrotinctum (Cultivated)

Sedum rubrotinctum R. T. Clausen, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 20:82. 1948 ;   Sedum rubrotinctum or Sedum × rubrotinctum, and commonly known as the Jelly Bean Plant, or Pork and Beans. It is a species of Sedum from the Crassulaceae family of plants. Nicknamed for its short leaves that resemble jelly beans, especially when […]

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Hardy climber from Riyadh Garden

      request to identify a plant from Riyadh Garden : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me to identify this plant from Riyadh Gardens. Habit – Hardy climber    

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Cyperus species- Panipat

      Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Cyperaceae: Sedge for id from Panipat- NS 52 : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors.    This interesting sedge with terete branches was shot from near HPGCL, Panipat..id requested.. This is also Scirpus (Schoenoplectus) species. How about S. supinus L. ? But, please also check the […]

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Balsamorhiza sagittata (USA)

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt., “Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 350” 350 1840. (Syn: Balsamorhiza helianthoides (Nutt.) Nutt.; Buphthalmum sagittatum Pursh; Espeletia helianthoides Nutt.; Espeletia sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.);   Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)       Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate heads: Balsamorhiza sagittata from […]

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Ixora species- Hooghly

      Hooghly : Ixora polyantha Wight ??? : Attachments (5).  5 posts by 3 authors. Found another plant somewhat similar to my earlier post – https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/indiantreepix/aeWdGDgGt8I. But, this one – smaller than the earlier, a shrub corolla tube is smaller fairly scented, instead of highly scented I think the length of the corolla tube […]

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Bidens aurea

Bidens aurea (Aiton) Sherff, Bot. Gaz. 59: 313 1915. (syn: Bidens arguta Kunth; Bidens arguta var. luxurians (Willd.) DC.; Bidens aurea var. wrightii (A. Gray) Sherff; Bidens decolorata Kunth; Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) DC.; Bidens heterophylla Orteg.; Bidens heterophylla var. wrightii A. Gray (ambiguous synonym); Bidens longifolia DC.; Bidens luxurians Willd.; Bidens serrulata (Poir.) Desf. (ambiguous synonym); […]

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Argyranthemum foeniculaceum (USA)

Argyranthemum foeniculaceum (Willd.) Webb ex Sch.Bip., 262 1844. (Syn: Chrysanthemum anethifolium Brouss. ex Willd.; Chrysanthemum crithmifolium Brouss. ex Buch; Chrysanthemum foeniculaceum (Willd.) Steud.; Pyrethrum foeniculaceum Willd.);   Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)         Asteraceae Week Part 1-Radiate Heads: Argyranthemum foeniculaceum from […]

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Saxifraga saginoides

Saxifraga saginoides Hook. f. & Thomson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 68 68 1858. (Syn: Hirculus saignoides (Hook. f. & Thomson) Losinsk.);        Saxifraga saginoides (Saxifragaceae) from Uttarakhand: Aug_2015_DSR_08 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Saxifraga saginoides Hook.f. & Thomson (Saxifragaceae) is a less frequent cushion forming herb in alpine zones […]

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Schoenoplectiella species- Srinagar, Kashmir

      Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Cyperaceae- Scirpus sp. for ID from Kashmir-GS101 : Attachments (4).  3 posts by 2 authors. Scirpus sp. photographed from banks of lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. Pl. help in ID Pl. also check comparative images at Schoenoplectiella  Have had a quick look at the most promising species according to […]

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Asteriscus sericeus (Cultivated- USA)

Asteriscus sericeus (L.f.) DC., 486 1836. (syn: Bubonium sericeum (L.f.) Halvorsen & Wiklund; Buphthalmum sericeum L.f.; Nauplius sericeus (L.f.) Cass.; Odontospermum sericeum (L.f.) Sch.Bip.);    Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)       Asteraceae Fortnight Part 1-Radiate heads: Asteriscus sericeus from California- GS29 :  Attachments (2). […]

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