Thanks, Chadwell ji On 15 Nov 2016 3:11 am, "chrischadwell...@btinternet.com" < chrischadwell...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I shall be inspecting all the Geraniums posted on this site in due > course. I am in agreement that this is Geranium wallichianum but those > reading this should be aware just how variable this species is in terms of > flower colour. Nasir in Geraniaceae (Flora of Pakistan) describes the > petals as mauve but this is only a small fraction of the variation. It is > very difficult for herbarium taxonomists as in most cases they only have > dried, pressed specimens to refer to. Often the colour of dried flowers is > different to fresh flowers plus in many cases accompanying field notes are > minimal or non-existent, seldom mentioning flower colour. *I know of > forms which are bluish with white centres, pink, mauve and all sorts in > between from the Western Himalaya.* > > The same applies to colour of filaments and styles (which Nasir says is > reddish). > > This species can normally be distinguished by its large oblong to oval > stipules. It can normally be recognised but many other geraniums present > considerable challenges identification-wise. Those interested in other > species should read my other posts about Geraniums. > > On Monday, March 26, 2012 at 9:04:56 AM UTC+1, Suresh Rana wrote: > >> Request for ID confirmation >> >> Bot. name: *Geranium wallichianum* >> Family: Geraniaceae >> Location: Paddar valley district Kishtwar J&K >> Date: 1st August 2011 >> Altitude: About 3000 metes asl >> Plant habit/habitat: Wild >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y7Cz_Ikrjvk/T3AixNJdzfI/AAAAAAAAAI4/7tiIp5YPoWc/s1600/Geranium+wallichianum.JPG> >> Warm regards >> Suresh Rana >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
