Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. Some earlier relevant feedback:
“I think this is *Chloris barbata* thought my knowledge in grasses are limited. Tanay” “Ihope Tanay is right. (three genera with such digitate spikes are generally common in plains (Bothriochloa, Dichanthium and Chloris). Pennisetum has single thick spike.” from Singh ji. “Tanay Sir identified it as Chloris barbata and there is an awesome pic by Dinesh Sir - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2789969206/ A great Sunday.... Regards, Surajit” On 11 April 2012 00:19, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sir, > > I am proud to announce that this group has changed my outlook towards > flora world. My latest darling is this beautiful grass. But who is this > exquisite beauty? > > Species : *Pennisetum* sp. ? > Habit & Habitat : wild grass, about 2 ft height > Date : 08.04.2012, 1.45 p.m. > Place : Hooghly (WB) > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NIX39EnWTRg/T4SAev8SmtI/AAAAAAAADTQ/MsuYQcRVr6k/s1600/DSCN1865.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FBRU92S5JPo/T4SAjJDHGVI/AAAAAAAADTk/MgV7nplQkgE/s1600/DSCN1869.jpg> > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_gL6_WyLKH4/T4SAm6SQBQI/AAAAAAAADT4/4rLfA3cSYFQ/s1600/DSCN1872.jpg> > > > Thank you & Regards, > > Surajit Koley > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1840 members & 1,10,000 messages on 31/3/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 6500 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
