Alok ji your counting is not appropriate. The inflorescence has numerous heads on a branched axis (panicle) and each head has 3-4 flowers (florets--structures with red base and white upper part. in fact they are ray florets).
-- 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/ On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Gurcharan ji and Balkar ji, yes I counted today 3-4 in each bunch > and each branch had 13-14 flowers ... > regards > Alok > On Tue, 2011-09-27 at 09:36 +0530, Balkar Arya wrote: > > Agreed Sir > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > I can count several heads in this photograph. I think > > Prenanthes brunoniana now considered synonym of Lactuca > > brunoniana > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Alok Mahendroo > > <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Did not think of counting them at that time sir... but > > looking at the > > images there are generally about 3-4 flowers > > together.. the height of > > the plant was as mentioned earlier about 30 inches > > (give or take a few > > inches) > > regards > > Alok > > > > On Mon, 2011-09-26 at 22:21 +0530, Gurcharan Singh > > wrote: > > > May be Prenanthes sp., please mention plant height, > > number of heads in > > > an inflorescence to conclude further. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Alok Mahendroo > > > <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > > > > A beautiful flower, for which I have been > > waiting since last > > > year > > > (because my photos were not too good > > earlier) > > > > > > Location Kalatope, Chamba > > > Altitude 2100 mts > > > Habit herb > > > Habitat wild > > > Height 30 inches > > > season Sept-Oct > > > > > > regards > > > Alok > > > -- > > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > > Village Khudgot, > > > P.O. Dalhousie > > > District Chamba > > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > Village Khudgot, > > P.O. Dalhousie > > District Chamba > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 > >
