We use the following 3 categories at FOI:
Native:
plants native here, found wild.
Naturalized:
Plants known to be not native of our region, but now found
growing wild. This also includes plants brought
here as garden plants and "escaped" cultivation to become
wild.
Introduced:
Plants known to not native of our region, but planted here on
purpose. This includes lot of garden
flowers, and also many trees we have grown up believing to be
India, like Gulmohar, which is native to
Madagascar.
There are some plants which have been known only in cultivation, like
potato. I think it is a matter of one's taste if one likes to call
them native or not.
Personally I don't mind discussing introduced garden flowers. Most of
us get interested in flowers by first looking at garden flowers. And a
lot of garden flowers are also native to India, some of them not
appreciated enough.
Best wishes
- Tabish
On Sep 15, 2:27 pm, "Pardeshi S." <satishparde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all
> can any body clarify these terms:
> 1. wild plant (does it says only endemic plants or Indeginous or
> native plants?)
> 2. what is a term given to aplant which is an exotic but found
> naturally growing in the area?
> 3. difference between wild and weed? (no defination)
>
> thanx and regards
> Satish Pardeshi
>
> On Sep 15, 9:03 am, "singhg ." <sin...@sify.com> wrote:
>
> > Satish ji
> > I fully agree with you, we should be distinguishing between our wild flora
> > and plants in cultivation. I had also mentioned in my earlier posts
> > desirability of mentioning the place, habitat and date on which plant was
> > clicked. This will help a lot in final compilation. There is, however, a
> > catch. Where as cultivated herbs, grown in beds or pota are easily
> > differentiated, trees and shrubs readily become part of landscapess and are
> > difficult to differentiate from natural flora. Same is also sometimes true
> > of self propagating perennials with bulbs are rhizomes. Some recent floras
> > do include these so that a user is able to identify any plant of that area.
>
> > I suggest we should mention clearly where that plant was growing, something
> > of its lication and surroundings. It will help a lot.
>
> > Gurcharan Singh
>
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:49 AM, Satish Phadke
> > <phadke.sat...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > Recently I have observed that more and more pictures of garden plants
> > > are being posted on the group.
> > > One of the initial motive of the group was to learn more and more of
> > > our native flora.
> > > Of course all members are interested in all types of plants.
> > > Some members like me may not be accustomed with the cultivated or
> > > garden variety of plants and may get confused looking at the beautiful
> > > bright flower which is not easily found in nature.
> > > I sincerely request the members to mention whether the plant is a
> > > garden variety or found naturally and where it was observed and in
> > > which season.
> > > Cheers
> > > Dr Satish Phadke
>
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> > SGTB Khalsa College
> > University of Delhi
> > Delhi-110007
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