Dear friends, I am putting here what I perceive: *WILD* • *not planted*, growing and reproducing at free will, that is - naturally (read lightly: without human interference) • could be endemic ... [ Endemic = growing in certain area, in other words: not distributed ] • could be native ... [ Native = known to have originated, and not introduced by foreigners ] do not know the term indigenous related to flora.
*EXOTIC* = flora of foreign land, most of which are found planted in gardens (including home), or along avenues and roadways - typically for ornamental value. However, if these exotics have escaped the gardens and got adapted to the wilderness, they are known to be naturalized *WEED* normally herbs or subshrubs which have a tendency to grow, multiply and colonize, relatively faster than the other flora in that habitat. all weeds are wild, all wild are not weeds ... ready for corrections. Regards. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 2:57 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 > > > > > -- > > > > > http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Department of Botany > > SGTB Khalsa College > > University of Delhi > > Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj > > Vikas Puri > > New Delhi-110018 > > Phone: 011025518297 > > Mobile: 9810359089- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
