• Erigeron acris

    Erigeron acris L., 863 1753. (syn: Aster erigeron E.H.L.Krause; Aster villarsii E.H.L.Krause; Erigeron acris subsp. angustatus (Fr.) Nyman; Erigeron acris var. oligocephalus Fernald & Wiegand; Erigeron acris var. pseudoelongatus (Rouy) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Erigeron alpinus Lam.; Erigeron asteroides Andrz. ex Besser; Erigeron carpaticus Griseb. & Schenk; Erigeron corymbosus Wallr.; Erigeron crispulus Borbás; Erigeron elongatus Moench; Erigeron glaberrimus…

  • Osteospermum species- In a nursery near Kausani-Ranikhet

    Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: Ornamentals- For id from Kausani- NS 24 : Attachments (2).  5 posts by 4 authors. This lovely ornamental was found growing in a nursery near Kausani-Ranikhet…id please… Could be Osteospermum Maybe as per Grow joy, Alamy, Plantcare today This is the only species (Osteospermum ecklonis) listed in Flora of Peninsular…

  • Wild flowers at Dulhousie

    Wild Flowers for ID (NSJ-03) : Attachments (2).  2 posts by 2 authors. Wild flowers Photo taken at Dulhousie: Dec-09

  • Haworthia species- BBC Show, Mumbai

      Plant For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 190513 : AK-3 : Attachments (1).  4 posts by 3 authors. A small potted plant seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 30/3/13.   May be Any agave sp Haworthia Sp.    

  • Sesbania species- North Sri Lanka

      190513 ASP 23 : Attachments (1).  3 posts by 3 authors. Can you please ID this plant species – a small shrub with thin leaves and pods – Fabaceae. Photo taken in North Sri Lanka in Dec 2012. It seems you have a good collection of plants.For identification of any…

  • Crassula perfoliata var. minor (Cultivated)

    Crassula perfoliata L. var. minor (Haw.) G. D. Rowley, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40:53. 1978 (Syn: (=) Crassula falcata J. C. Wendl. ;(≡) Larochea falcata var. minor Haw. (basionym));    Crassula falcata, known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South…

  • Asteraceae member- Sims Park, Conoor, Nilgiris

          Asteraceae Fortnight Part I-Radiate heads: plant for identification from Nilgiris – MK 04 : Attachments (2).   2 posts by 2 authors. Kindly help me identifying this ornamental Daisy. Location: Sims Park, Conoor, Nilgiris Alt.: 2000 m asl Date: 06 April 2013        

  • Mandevilla sanderi

    Mandevilla sanderi (Hemsl.) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 720 1933. (Syn: Dipladenia sanderi Hemsl.); . Mandevilla sanderi, also called Dipladenia sanderi and Brazilian jasmine,[2] is a vine belonging to the Mandevilla genus.[3]Mandevilla sanderi climbs by twining around some support and it can reach the height of 4.5 meters (15…

  • Euphorbia bisellenbeckii (Cultivated)

    Euphorbia bisellenbeckii Bruyns, Taxon 55: 412 2006. (Syn: Monadenium ellenbeckii N.E.Br.; Monadenium ellenbeckii f. caulopodium P.R.O.Bally; Monadenium zavattarii Chiov.); Image by Aarti Khale – validation by N.P.Balakrishnan    Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 180513 : AK-2 :  Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. An ornamental, potted plant seen at…

  • Launaea asplenifolia

    Launaea asplenifolia Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 415. iii. 415.  (Syn: Ammoseris asplenifolia D.Dietr.; Chondrilla asplenifolia Poir.);   Images by Gurcharan Singh & Surajit Koley (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)   Plant Wealth of the Lower Ganga Delta: An Eco-taxonomical Approach, Volume 2 By Kumudranjan Naskar (Description…

  • An open letter by Madhav Gadgil to Dr K Katurirangan

        Fw: An open letter by Madhav Gadgil to Dr K Katurirangan : Attachments (2). All of us who are concerned about the Ecologically Sensitive Sahyadri Region have been in a turmoil looking at the Central Govt. reaction (rather non-response) to the Report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert…

  • Momordica subangulata

    Momordica subangulata Blume, Bijdr. 928 1826. (Syn: Momordica subangulata subsp. renigera (Wall. ex G.Don) W.J.de Wilde; Momordica renigera Wall. ex G.Don) as per The Cucurbitaceae of India; . As per efi thread : It seems M. dioica, M. cochinchinensis and M. subangulata subsp. renigera are much confused, although they are quite…

  • Euphorbia species- BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai

    Cactus For ID : MNP,Mumbai : 050513 : AK-7 : Attachments (2). 7 posts by 2 authors. A small Cactus seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 30/3/13. Cultivated, ornmental, potted plant. Another Euphorbia …, But again, I really cannot tell which species. Some type of Euphorbia. On…

  • Sempervivum species/ hybrids

    Sempervivum species/ hybrids;       Succulent For ID : BBC Show,Mumbai : 160513 : AK-2 : Attachments (1). A small potted plant seen at the BBC Show in MNP, Mumbai on 31/3/13. Id please. That looks like Sempervivum to me …, But it has to be something else I’m…

  • PLANT CONSERVATION DAY

        PLANT CONSERVATION DAY MAY 18, 2013 : 2 posts by 2 authors. As everyone of you are aware that Botanic gardens, museums, science centres, universities, schools, and many others worldwide will all be celebrating the wonders and importance of plants on Saturday 18th May 2013 as the wonders…

  • Alocasia ‘Bambino Arrow’

    Alocasia ‘Bambino Arrow’;     Ornamental Plant For ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 160513 : AK-1 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 2 authors.  An ornamental plant seen at the Flower Show in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 25/2/12. Small, potted, cultivated plant. nice pic may be the plant is Alocasia…