Lobelia species ?- Savandurga Hill, Karnataka

  IdentificationVST2 : 12 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3) Kindly identify the plant Date/Time- 22 SEP 2019 Location-Place, Altitude, GPS–  Savandurga Hill, Karnataka 562201, 12° 55′ 23.24” N 77° 17′ 43.48” E. Altitude 1139 Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type– Wild Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb– Shrub Height/Length– 90 cm. Leaves – In whorls Flowers […]

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Ficus benjamina ?

Ficus benjamina ?;   tree identification : 8 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (1) – 3 mb. i’m mailing from Chennai. I would like your help in identifying a tree that i saw in Chennai. The photo is attached below. Image is not clear for id. Pl. send detailed images with close ups. It seems to […]

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Asclepias incarnata (USA)

Asclepias incarnata L., Sp. Pl. 215 1753. (syn: Asclepias amoena Brongn. (ambiguous synonym); Asclepias maritima C. S. Rafinesque (ambiguous synonym); Asclepias maritima Rafin. (ambiguous synonym); Asclepias verecunda Salisb.); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, […]

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Boletus species- Chalnakhel, Kathmandu, Nepal

  SK 2221 13 October 2019 – Mycophyta : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- 1, 1, 2 & 2 mb.  Location: Chalnakhel, kathmandu, Nepal Altitude: 1690 m. Date: 14 September  2019 Habit : Wild Appears to be some Boletus species. SK 2222 13 October 2019 – Mycophyta :  2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments […]

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Lonicera xylosteum (USA) ?

Lonicera xylosteum L., Sp. Pl. 174 1753. (syn: Caprifolium dumetorum Lam.; Caprifolium xylosteum (L.) Gaertn.; Caprifolium xylosteum (L.) Kuntze; Chamaecerasus dumetorum Delarb.; Chamaecerasus xylosteum (L.) Medic.; Euchylia villosa Dulac; Lonicera cotinifolia C. A. Mey.; Lonicera dumetorum Pers.; Lonicera ochroleuca St. Lag.; Lonicera rubra Gilib.; Lonicera vulgaris Roehl.; Xylosteon dumetorum Moench; Xylosteon vulgare Roehl.) ?;      Albania, […]

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Aesculus glabra (USA)

Aesculus glabra Willd., Enum. Pl. 405 1809. (syn: Aesculus carnea P. Watson (ambiguous synonym); Aesculus echinata Muhl.; Aesculus glabra var. leucodermis Sarg.; Aesculus glabra var. micrantha Sarg.; Aesculus glabra var. monticola Sarg.; Aesculus glabra f. pallida (Willd.) Fernald; Aesculus glabra var. sargentii Rehder; Aesculus ohioensis Michx.; Aesculus pallida Willd.; Aesculus rosea Loudon; Aesculus rubella Wender.; Aesculus […]

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Leaf veins are important for id in closer species

Leaf veins are important for id in closer species : 21 posts by 5 authors. Now that we have plenty of photographs in efi site, I find that leaf veins play an important role in id not only for general posts, but also for species which otherwise may look similar and confusing.I generally try to […]

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Allium chinense

Allium chinense G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 83 1827. (syn: Allium bakeri Regel; Allium bodinieri H.Lév. & Vaniot; Allium exsertum G.Don; Allium exsertum Baker [Illegitimate]; Allium martini H.Lév. & Vaniot; Allium splendens Miq. [Illegitimate]; Caloscordum exsertum (G.Don) Herb.); Common name: Chinese Onion, Naga garlic, Chinese scallion, Glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion • […]

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106th Tree Appreciation Walk

106 th Tree Appreciation Walk : Dear Friends The next Tree Appreciation Walk is on20th October 2019 at Turzon,Charkop. Turzon is a unique place-where tropical forest meets mangrove forest and jungle becomes mangal. One side there is a hillock full of tropical forest trees while the other side is a mangrove forest. In-between lies the […]

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Help to remove Exotic species of Vandalur RF

Help to remove Exotic species of Vandalur RF : 4 posts by 2 authors. The below plants are planted along pedestrian path and along roadside, inside the Zoo(RF is taken to provide an environment for fauna):  Exotic Invasive plants: 1. Spathodea campunlata (My comments:will easily enter the forest. It is already naturalized and entered even […]

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Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Nyl.) Kanouse ex C.S. Ramamurthi, Korf & L.R. Batra, 1958 (syn: Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Nyl.) Kanouse, 1948 (ambiguous synonym); Chlorociboria aeruginascens subsp. aeruginascens (Nyl.) Kanouse ex C.S. Ramamurthi, Korf & L.R. Batra, 1958; Chlorociboria aeruginascens subsp. australis P. R. Johnst., 2005; Chlorociboria aeruginascens subsp. brasiliensis (Berk. & Cooke) J. R. Dixon, 1975; Chlorosplenium aeruginascens […]

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Lilium ‘Orange Pixie’ ?

Lilium ‘Orange Pixie’?;   Lilium Species for ID : Yellow Flowers : Alexandria Bay , 1000 Islands, New York : 13OCT19 : AK-17 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Cultivated, dwarf plants seen in June,17. This should be Dwarf Asiatic Lily, Lilium ‘Orange Pixie’? most likely, I essentially was going with it, but […]

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Asclepias syriaca (USA)

Asclepias syriaca L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 214 (1762). (syn: Asclepias apocinum Gaterau; Asclepias cornuti Decne.; Asclepias globosa Stokes; Asclepias grandifolia Bertol.; Asclepias illinoensis Michx. ex Steud.; Asclepias intermedia Vail; Asclepias kansana Vail; Asclepias pubescens Moench (ambiguous synonym); Asclepias pubigera Dumort.; Asclepias serica Rafin.; Asclepias syriaca var. kansana (Vail) E. J. Palmer & Steyerm.);       C. […]

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Fomes species- Ranibari, Kathmandu, Nepal

  SK 2211 08 October 2019 – Mycophyta : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) – 6 mb. Location: Ranibari, KathmanduDate: 10 September  2019Elevation: 1370 m.Habitat : Wild.  Attachments (1) – 6 mb. Some Polyporaceae member. May be some Fomes species. What are the Fomes species listed in your book ? Attachments (1) -721 kb- listing.  Listing here for future reference: Fomes […]

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Lilium ‘Crimson Pixie’ (USA)

  Lilium Species for ID : Red Flowers : Alexandria Bay, 1000 Islands, New York : 13OCT19 : AK-18 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Similar Lilium Species at the same location with red flowers. Cultivated, dwarf plants. Lilium ‘Crimson Pixie’   References: https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/49120/ https://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/lilium-crimson-pixie/classid.2000022809/ http://www.perennials.com/plants/lilium-crimson-pixie.html

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Himalaiella abnormis

Himalaiella abnormis (Lipsch.) Raab-Straube (syn: Saussurea abnormis Lipsch.; Saussurea neglecta F. Ludl. ex W. T. Stearn); India (C- to W-Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, S-Tibet as per Catalogue of Life;   SK 2216 11 October 2019 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 892 kb.  Location: Manang, Central Nepal Date: Not knownElevation: 3800 m.Habitat : Wild. Sent by a […]

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