• Ipomoea species- Mumbai

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          Requesting ID :: 21032013 :: ARK-03 : Requesting ID of this purple flower Captured in Mumbai in September 2012 Ipomoea sp. Recently, I saw a similar flower identified as Ipomoea turbinata. Can this flower be also Ipomoea turbinata?      

  • Echinopsis species- Panchkula, Haryana

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          Plants from Cactus Garden: Unidentified Cactus- 6 from Panchkula, Gactus Garden. : Attachments (2).   3 posts by 2 authors. Please identify this succulent shot from Panchkula, Haryana… Echinopsis sp. Beautiful Echinopsis …, No idea which one, there are so many hybrids.        

  • Echinopsis species

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      Fwd: cactus : 3 posts by 2 authors. kindly hep me for id of cactus cultivated in DCA, college, campus. mammilaria cactus blossom cant go further because the cactus itself has to be photographed to show details Echinopsis…. Oxygona maybe?  Or maybe just some hybrid?

  • Turbinicarpus horripilus

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    Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem.) V. John & Ríha, Kaktusy 19:22. 1983 (syn: (≡) Gymnocactus horripilus (Lem.) Backeb.; (≡) Mammillaria horripila Lem. (basionym); (≡) Neolloydia horripila (Lem.) Britton & Rose; (≡) Thelocactus horripilus (Lem.) Kladiwa);     Semi-desert vegetation among calcareous rocks.      Native: Mexico (Hidalgo) The extent of occurrence is 500 km² and is known…

  • Polygonum species- SYMBIOSIS

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          SYMBIOSIS : 342 : Attachments (1).  1 post by 1 author. Attaching an image of a Large Cabbagewhite butterfly on the flowers of Polygonum sp.

  • Dichanthelium acuminatum (Introduced)

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    Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A.Clark, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1121 1978 publ. 1979. (syn: Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thurowii (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) Gould & C.A.Clark; Dichanthelium auburne (Ashe) Mohlenbr.; Panicum acuminatum Sw.; Panicum acuminatum var. thurowii (Scribn. & J.G.Sm.) C.F.Reed; Panicum auburne Ashe; Panicum ciliosum Nash; Panicum comophyllum Nash; Panicum filiculme Ashe; Panicum glutinoscabrum Fernald; Panicum iowense Ashe; Panicum microphyllum Ashe; Panicum nitidum var. pubescens Scribn.;…

  • Two new plant species from Vietnam

    • April 29, 2013
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        Two new plant species from Vietnam : Happy to share that we have described two new plant species from Vietnam. Please find the papers here. http://www.annbot.net/PDF/anb50-free/anb50-099.pdf        

  • Opuntia humifusa ?

    • April 27, 2013
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    Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf., Med. fl. 2:247. 1830 (Syn: (≡) Cactus humifusus Raf. (basionym); (=) Opuntia compressa auct.; (=) Opuntia vulgaris auct. nonn.);    Opuntia humifusa, commonly known as the Eastern Prickly Pear or Indian Fig, is a native cactus found in most of eastern North America. It ranges from…

  • Poa koelzii

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    Poa koelzii Bor, Kew Bull. 3: 139 1948. ; . N. Pakistan to Tibet: Altay, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Koelz’s Grass .   Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Grass for ID from Paddar valley 005 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Kindly Identify…

  • Opuntia species- Cactus Garden, Panchkula

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        Plants from Cactus Garden: Cactus 9 unidentified from Cactus Garden : Attachments (4).  4 posts by 3 authors. This was also shot from same location, wanted to know the id please… opuntia species The flowers look like Opuntia compressa/humifusa, but the pads are too round. Most of the compressa/humifusa…

  • Poaceae at Tungareshwar WLS

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          Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Poaceae » ¿ Ischaemum commutatum ? at Tungareshwar WLS :: 10 OCT 09 01:09 :: DV33 : 2 images. 4 posts by 3 authors. Poaceae¿ Ischaemum commutatum ? Place, Altitude: Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary … about 530 ft aslDate, Time: 10 OCT…

  • Vetal Tekdi under threat

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        Pune’s draft DP will END YOUR MORNING HILL WALKS ON THE TEKDI !! : The PMC has released its draft DP for 2007-2027. It is a shoddy piece of work which needs to be opposed by every concerned citizen of Pune.Activists, Town Planning experts and common citizens who…

  • Fimbristylis species- Kancheepuram Dist., TN

    • April 26, 2013
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        Cyperaceae, Poaceae and Juncaceae Week :: Cyperaceae for ID » 050413MK03 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me in identifying this sedge. I have pics of the flowers or close-up. This sedge was ubiquitous in that area. Location: Kancheepuram Dist., TN Habitat: waterlogged area…

  • Thunbergia species- Nirvana Park, Powai, Mumbai

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          Id. of Flower : Attachments (1).  4 posts by 4 authors. Pl. help in identifying these flowers on a climber.Location –Nirvana Park, Powai, MumbaiDate -29.03.2013 Some species of Thunbergia (Acanthaceae). I also think it is a species of Thunbergia      

  • Ischaemum travancorense or molle ?

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    Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week ::Poaceae » ID request3 at Mankhurd Mumbai:: : PKA13:: : Attachments (9).  3 posts by 2 authors. Sharing few photographs of Poaceae sp. photographed at Mankhurd, Mumbai. Grass was looking spectacular in early morning sun light. Date/Time: 29-09-2012 / 07:00AM Ischaemum sp. Leaves also required to…

  • Carex species ? – Paddar valley J&K

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        Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Grass for ID from Paddar valley 009 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 3 authors. Kindly Identify this species Location: Paddar valley J&K Altitude: 3500 m asl Date: 14th June 2011 I hope some Carex sp. I do not think this is a Carex…

  • The Garo Hills butterfly book

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        The Garo Hills butterfly book is out : An email thread has already started on this on ButterflyIndia while I was on a field trip to Kerala. I am now back, and here is the information about the book: We have been surveying the wonderful butterfly fauna of the…

  • Grass for ID from Paddar valley J&K

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          Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Grass for ID from Paddar valley 008 :   Another discussion addresses this topic: You were redirected here from a topic that was marked as a duplicate: Kindly Identify this species Location: Paddar valley J&K Altitude: 3000 m asl Date: 14th June…

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