Nidhan ji, because closed flower buds are compact and white, look like rice grains in species which in wild has white flowers.
On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7:47:36 AM UTC+5:30 Nidhan Singh wrote: > Thank you Sir for this interesting post, I wonder what makes it to be > named as rice flower, any smell? > > On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 10:28 PM J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wow!!! Lovely flowers!!! >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> On Tue, 11 Apr, 2023, 21:37 Gurcharan Singh, <sing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ozothamnus diosmifolius (Vent.) DC. (Syn: *Gnaphalium diosmifolium* Vent.; >>> Helichrysum diosmifolium (Vent.) Sweet, is an erect shrubby plant native of >>> Australia, usually with white flowers and popularly known as Rice Flower. >>> Pink flowered cultivar, 'Dark Pink' is popular in cultivation here in >>> Fremont, California, sharing the same. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> 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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUVsEu64NKmUPY45QdnQpP9H299i06Y5oH8JbvJmsR1oA%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAHiXKpUVsEu64NKmUPY45QdnQpP9H299i06Y5oH8JbvJmsR1oA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> 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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCO85YoKbwrEEiUhAUzEnDDxNNPrHDNx3k5kCR80iAK2Q%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFCO85YoKbwrEEiUhAUzEnDDxNNPrHDNx3k5kCR80iAK2Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Regards, > > Dr. Nidhan Singh > Associate Professor > Department of Botany > I.B. (PG) College > Panipat-132103 Haryana > Ph.: 09416371227 > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/232b6e13-3795-45ed-8eb7-dcd3357036b2n%40googlegroups.com.