Muthu ji, this was in Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (formerly and popularly known as Rani Baug or Victoria Gardens) at Byculla, Mumbai.
The sedge is growing wild in untended area where normally is grass lawn meant for visitors to sit and enjoy the garden. Moist, we may say, yes ... due to rains, water-logging is obvious in untended grass lawns. Regards. On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Dineshji, > This sedge is *Kyllingia nemoralis* ( J. R. & G. Forst.) Dandy ex > Hutchinson & Dalziel of Cyperaceae. > > Did you collected form a moist place or from its proximity? > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> ... many many thanks for the ID, Gurcharan ji ... more importantly for >> clearing my thoughts about grass and sedge. >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> And yes Dinesh ji, it is a sedge and not a grass. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> K. nemoralis pl. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Kyllinga nemorosa, I suppose. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Dinesh Valke >>>>> <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear friends, >>>>>> Flower of grass, similar to *Rhynchospora wightiana* ... ID please. >>>>>> Please bear with me ... only single photo. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Date/Time : August 1, 2010 at 12.37pm IST >>>>>> Location Place : Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai >>>>>> Altitude : about 10 m (above mean sea level) >>>>>> GPS : about 18°58'41.72"N, 72°50'13.35"E >>>>>> >>>>>> Habitat : Garden >>>>>> Type : untended grass area >>>>>> >>>>>> Plant >>>>>> Habit : grass >>>>>> Height : about 1 foot max >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Flowers >>>>>> Size : about 0.5 inch >>>>>> Colour : white >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org >
