• Cercis occidentalis (USA)

    Cercis occidentalis A.Gray (syn: Cercis arizonica N.N.Dodge (ambiguous synonym); Cercis arizonica Patraw (ambiguous synonym));   Cercis occidentalis from California-GS12022020-5 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex Gray Common name: Western Red bud Differs from C. canadensis in orbicular leaves rounded or emarginate at apex and…

  • Cercis canadensis var. texensis (USA)

    Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S.Watson) M.Hopkins (Syn: Cercis reniformis A.Gray); Mexico; United States as per Catalogue of Life;   Cercis canadensis var. texensis ‘Traveller’ from California-GS12022020-3 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3) Cercis canadensis var. texensis ‘Traveller’  var. texensis is characterised by glossy leaves, acutish tip and glabrous…

  • Rubiaceae member?- Meghalaya

    Request ID-herb from Meghalaya : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) Requst help in identifying  a small, very hirsute herb from Meghalaya. Location: Cherrapunjee area, Meghalaya Altitude: about 1500m asl Habitat: in a damp place Habit: small herb, < 15 cm tall Leaves: petiolate, opposite decussate. Could not see…

  • Jasminum parkeri

    Jasminum parkeri Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1920: 69 1920. ; Chrysojasminum parkeri (Dunn) Banfi, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 1(1): 5 (2014). (syn: Jasminum parkeri Dunn) as per Catalogue of Life and WCSP;  W. Himalaya as per WCSP; Common name: Dwarf Jasmine, Himalayan jasmine, Parker jasmine…

  • Lampranthus glaucoides (Cultivated- Oman)

    Lampranthus glaucoides (Haw.) N. E. Br. (syn: Lampranthus aurantiacus (DC.) Schwant.; Mesembryanthemum aurantiacum DC.; Mesembryanthemum glaucoides Haw.); South Africa (W-Cape Prov.) as per Catalogue of Life;   Lampranthus aurantiacus : Muscat : 12FEB20 : AK-6 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5) Very old pictures from my collection. I was…

  • Ceanothus prostratus (USA)

    Ceanothus prostratus Benth., Pl. Hartw. 302 1849. (syn: Ceanothus prostratus var. laxus Jeps.); USA (California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State) as per Catalogue of Life;   Ceanothus prostratus from Tahoe California-GS10022020-6 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Ceanothus prostratus Benth. Rhamnaceae Common names:  Prostrate ceanothus, Pinemat   Prostrate mat-forming…

  • Ceanothus impressus (USA)

    Ceanothus impressus Trel., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. II, 1: 112 1888.; USA (California) as per Catalogue of Life;   Ceanothus impressus from San Francisco California-GS10022020-5 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Ceanothus impressus Trel.        Rhamnaceae Common name:  Santa Barbara ceanothus   Dense erect evergreen shrub with up to 2…

  • Ceanothus griseus (USA)

    Ceanothus griseus (Trel. ex B.L.Rob.) McMinn, Ceanothus 210 1942. (syn: Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis Mc Minn; Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus Trel.);   USA (California) as per Catalogue of Life;   Garden Flower For ID : California : 01DEC14 : AK-3 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Tiny purple flowers…

  • Castilleja miniata (USA)

    Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 106 1838. (syn: Castilleja confusa Greene; Castilleja gracillima Rydberg; Castilleja inconstans Standley; Castilleja oblongifolia A. Gray; Castilleja uliginosa Eastw.; Euchroma integrifolia Nutt. ex Benth.);     Alaska, USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming), Canada…

  • Carpobrotus edulis (USA)

    Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br., Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. 249 1926. (syn: Abryanthemum edule (L.) Rothm.; Carpobrotus edulis var. chrysophthalmus C. D. Preston & P. D. Sell; Carpobrotus edulis var. rubescens Druce; Mesembryanthemum edule L.; Mesembryanthemum edule var. flavum (L.) Moss);   South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Portugal…

  • Carpobrotus chilensis (USA)

    Carpobrotus chilensis (Molina) N.E.Br., J. Bot. 66: 324 1928. (syn: Mesembryanthemum aequilaterale var. chiloense Haw. ex Salm-Dyck; Mesembryanthemum chilense Molina); . Argentina (Chubut), Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, O’Higgins, Maule, Bio Bio, Araucania), Ecuador (I), Spain (I), Baleares (I), USA (I) (California (I), Oregon (I)), Mexico (I), Chatham Isl. (I)…

  • Shorea species- Bangalore, Karnataka

    Small Tree for ID : Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore : 02FEB20 : AK-1 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) A small tree seen in the garden in the last week of Jan. No flowers seen. Could be Shorea sp, Dipterocarpaceae, For me the ID by … is correct…

  • Carpenteria californica (USA)

    Carpenteria californica Torr., Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 6: 12 1854. USA (California) as per Catalogue of Life;   Carpenteria californica from California GS09022020-3 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Carpenteria californica  Torr.                      Hydrangeaceae Common name: Bush Anemone,  Evergreen shrub native of California with opposite lanceolate leaves, glossy on upper…

  • Carduus pycnocephalus

    Carduus pycnocephalus L., 1151 1763. (syn: Carduus acanthoides Huds. (ambiguous synonym); Carduus argentatus Willd. ex Steud. (ambiguous synonym); Carduus galactites Lam. (ambiguous synonym); Carduus litigiosus Moris (ambiguous synonym); Carduus lucidus Moench (ambiguous synonym); Carduus parviflorus Buch; Carduus peregrinus Retz.; Carduus syncephalus Rchb. fil.; Carduus zapateri Reverch. & Debeaux; Cnicus pycnocephalus…

  • Calceolaria integrifolia (Cultivated- USA)

    Calceolaria integrifolia Murr. (syn: Calceolaria angustifolia Sweet (ambiguous synonym); Calceolaria ferruginosa Kunze ex Walp. & Schau.; Calceolaria robusta A. Dietr.; Calceolaria rugosa Ruiz & Pav. (ambiguous synonym); Calceolaria salviifolia Pers. (ambiguous synonym); Fagelia integrifolia (Murr.) Kuntze);    Argentina (Neuquen), Chile (Bio Bio, Araucania, Los Lagos) as per Catalogue of Life;  …

  • Crotalaria meghalayensis Danda & A.K.Pandey

    Crotalaria meghalayensis Danda & A.K.Pandey, Syst. Bot. 41: 309 (2016); . Common name: Meghalaya Rattlepod . Request ID of a Fabaceae member : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)- around 950 kb each. Request help with Id of a wild Fabaceae member Location: Mawsynram, Meghalaya Alt: 1300m appx. Habit: Shrubby,…

  • Links not opening in my mobile in Digest/ Abridged mail

    Fwd: Links not opening in my mobile. : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) I shall be thankful if you have any idea as to how to set right the problem :  When I click (place my finger) to open the link it is showing a screen almost black with…