... was not expecting it to be *Alternanthera sessilis* !!!! Now it does look like it - the colour of bracts is new to me. Many thanks Prashant and Tanay.
Yet, will wait for confident resolution of ID. Regards. On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I too think this as *Alternanthera sessilis. > regards > Prashant > * > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 9:04 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think *Alternanthera sessilis* , it may have this kind of flower colour >> Tanay >> >> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear friends, >>> ... prostrate herb, similar to habit of other low lying / spreading >>> Alternanthera herbs. >>> ID please. >>> >>> >>> >>> Date/Time : August 24, 2010 at 2.54pm IST >>> Location Place : Tableland, Panchagani >>> Altitude : 1323 m (above mean sea level) >>> GPS : around 17°55'20.12"N, 73°48'17.10"E >>> >>> Habitat : tableland >>> Type : high-altitude, open land >>> >>> Plant >>> Habit : small prostrate herb >>> Height : just about 5 cm >>> Length : - not a climber - >>> >>> Leaves >>> Type : simple with entire margin, oppositely arranged >>> Shape : linear lanceolate >>> Size : about 15 - 40 mm x 4 - 5 mm >>> >>> Inflorescence >>> Type : globose heads >>> Size : about 4 - 6 mm dia >>> >>> Flowers >>> Size : perhaps, about 1 mm >>> Colour : yellow >>> Calyx : do not know >>> Bracts : white, red / pink at base >>> >>> Fruits >>> Type : do not know >>> Shape : do not know >>> Size : do not know >>> Seeds : do not know >>> >>> >>> Other Info >>> Fragrance : do not know >>> Pollinator : do not know >>> Uses : do not know >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant >> Department of Botany >> University of British Columbia >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 >> >> >
