Great Sir always heard of the name but have never seen it. Tanay On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected] > wrote:
> Great > > new stuff for me > > usha di > ========= > > On Sep 14, 1:18 pm, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gorgeous Catch Sir Thanks for sharing this plant new for me > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > *Butomus umbellatus* Linn., Sp. Pl. 372. 1753 > > > > > Common names: *flowering-rush*, *grassy-rush*, *water-gladiolus* > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > *Aquatic perennial herb with rhizome, leaves basal, linear-ensiform > with > > > sheathing base nearly as long as scape; inflorescence umbellate-cymose, > on > > > usually 50 cm to 1 m long scape, inflorescence subtended by 2-3 up to > 25 mm > > > long bracts, bracteoles numerous up to 10 mm long; flowers pink on up > to 5-9 > > > cm long pedicels; perianth 6, bi-seriate; stamens 5-9, rarely more with > > > linear filaments dilated at base; carpels 6-9, free, each with many > ovules; > > > fruit etaerio of follicles, each with numerous small seeds. * > > > * > > > * > > > *Considered as primitive monocot representative.* > > > * > > > * > > > *Often found in Rodside ditches in Kashmir. Leaves used in making mats > and > > > baskets, baked rhizomes used as food. Photographed from Narbal near > Srinagar > > > on Srinagar-Gulmarg Road. Photographed in July.* > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > > Retired Associate Professor > > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > -- *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 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
