Sirji Beautiful. the flower is fantastic and same is your photograph. Madhuri
--- On Wed, 14/9/11, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:81747] Butomus umbellatus from Kashmir To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]>, "Flowers of India" <[email protected]>, "Tabish" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 14 September, 2011, 1:31 PM 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/
