Tanay how come you are Datura expert also?
-- 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 Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > > yes common worldwide... even if garden are well tended and > "OVERSTAFFED" .... > > about 30 and then again 20 or 25 years ago found it in well tended > garden edge with rocks as mulch ... in waiting area of Pirates of > Carribean Ride and then again in similar rock chips mulched flower > bed of Swiss family Robinson Ride... remember it well since I took the > pictures..many people started taking pics, and then next day (we were > obsessed with the rides and had Seven day passes/tickets) they were > gone and park rangers standing around told us "the plots were de- > weeded last nite... " > > even in snow bound NY I find in well tended plots of parking lots of > fivestar designer apparel stores... go figure? > how do these seeds find their way to such places is guess work at > best... I guessed it must come in with the mulch... > > In India I find it in road sides, temple grounds, rubbish heaps with > stones rocks that are not cleared away for years... do not know how > seeds got there, bird poop? > > > Any other ideas??? Anybody?/ > > usha di > ========== > > > > On Nov 5, 5:51 am, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes Tanay D metel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Datura metel I believe > > > Tanay > > > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:32 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> Dear friends, > > > > >> Sending photo of Datura flower and fruits seen in a marsh land at > > >> Dombivli. The fruits are offered to Lord Shiva. > > > > >> Place : Dombivli > > >> Date : September 2010 > > >> Habitat : Wild > > > > >> Regards, > > > > >> Mani Nair > > > > > -- > > > 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/ > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 >

