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Ashwini Bhatia

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Mar 25, 2015, 12:03:34 AM3/25/15

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This clover is growing around my home. It should be fairly common but I do not know its identity. Please advise.

Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP

1800m

22 March 2015

Thanks.

Ashwini

Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 25, 2015, 1:17:45 AM3/25/15

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Ashwini:

flowers?

color?

what is found in abundance in Ireland canada and rest of the north american continent allover is this chevron (the while line design ) on the green leaf, ir the RED CLOVER since its pink flowers look red at the end of their freshly opened state... some flowers can be pink at bottom white on top..

its Trifolium repens

whats in your fingers is a 3 leaf clover, usual ...

If you search its bound to show /give you a four leaf one...
which I found in your pictures I circled it in your top picture

Andrew Weil the alternative medicine guru has a nice story of looking for a four leaf clover .. and idea of expecting to find it versus not expecting to find it... or was it Deepak Chopra who told us the story.. I forget... it only matters that if you expect good things to happen they will.

Four leaf clover is very sought after in songs, life, daydreams and in general public sentiment in Ireland and north america... google it and you'll be that much richer in folklore and ideas...

If you find a few pluck them and put them in books to keep for ever...

good luck

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Surajit
this is a story for your story thread that's why I copied it to you

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Ashwini Bhatia

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Mar 25, 2015, 11:42:29 AM3/25/15

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Thank you Ushadi. My wife who grew up in the hills remembers looking for four-leaf clovers as a child. She used to put them in between the pages of her books too. May be I'll look for them with my daughter soon.

The ones we have with the white Vs have white flowers. I found one today.

Please advise.
Ashwini

On 25-Mar-2015, at 10:47 am, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ashwini:

flowers?

color?

what is found in abundance in Ireland canada and rest of the north american continent allover is this chevron (the while line design ) on the green leaf, ir the RED CLOVER since its pink flowers look red at the end of their freshly opened state... some flowers can be pink at bottom white on top..

its Trifolium repens
whats in your fingers is a 3 leaf clover, usual ...

If you search its bound to show /give you a four leaf one...
which I found in your pictures I circled it in your top picture

Andrew Weil the alternative medicine guru has a nice story of looking for a four leaf clover .. and idea of expecting to find it versus not expecting to find it... or was it Deepak Chopra who told us the story.. I forget... it only matters that if you expect good things to happen they will.
Four leaf clover is very sought after in songs, life, daydreams and in general public sentiment in Ireland and north america... google it and you'll be that much richer in folklore and ideas...

If you find a few pluck them and put them in books to keep for ever...

good luck

usha di

Surajit
this is a story for your story thread that's why I copied it to you
usha di

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Ashwini Bhatia <ash...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote:

This clover is growing around my home. It should be fairly common but I do not know its identity. Please advise.

Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
22 March 2015

Thanks.
Ashwini

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surajit koley

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Mar 25, 2015, 12:01:30 PM3/25/15

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Very very interesting Didi, thank you very much for forwarding the thread.

But, how can I knit a story out of it? I haven't seen any clover yet! If there had been such stories or belief relating to rain lilies! I have seen rain lilies having variable number of perianth segments, a common phenomenon.

Regards

surajit

Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 25, 2015, 1:21:41 PM3/25/15

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Ashwini

nice white flower

googling for trifolium repens also shows white flowers

so, its the same plant

red clover white clover same difference

may be taxonomists have further subspecies named,. i dont know

good luck finding the four leaf clovers they will start turning up as you look

am sure your daughter will remember it as her story all her life

Surajit

we have clover in may areas of grasses particularly in maidan etc

once you expect it you'll see

and stories pop out of my memory bank when i see something related

right from top of my head cant say i know of any such for rain lilies yet.

But who knows you may now know someone who knows ....
stories are meant to be passed along
;)

and to keep indexing stories just add a link to this thread in your story thread is what I meant originally...

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surajit koley

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Mar 25, 2015, 2:04:36 PM3/25/15

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Ok Didi, I will link this thread to mine.

Thank you

Regards

surajit

Ashwini Bhatia

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Mar 25, 2015, 11:41:08 PM3/25/15

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Thank you Ushadi. I will send pictures when we find the lucky charms.

Ashwini

On 25-Mar-2015, at 10:51 pm, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ashwini
nice white flower

googling for trifolium repens also shows white flowers

so, its the same plant

red clover white clover same difference

may be taxonomists have further subspecies named,. i dont know

good luck finding the four leaf clovers they will start turning up as you look

am sure your daughter will remember it as her story all her life

Surajit

we have clover in may areas of grasses particularly in maidan etc

once you expect it you'll see

and stories pop out of my memory bank when i see something related

right from top of my head cant say i know of any such for rain lilies yet.

But who knows you may now know someone who knows ....
stories are meant to be passed along
;)

and to keep indexing stories just add a link to this thread in your story thread is what I meant originally...
usha di

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <ash...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote:

Thank you Ushadi. My wife who grew up in the hills remembers looking for four-leaf clovers as a child. She used to put them in between the pages of her books too. May be I'll look for them with my daughter soon.

The ones we have with the white Vs have white flowers. I found one today.

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Ashwini Bhatia

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Apr 12, 2015, 2:39:54 AM4/12/15

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I got a couple of close ups to share.

Thanks.

Ashwini

On 25-Mar-2015, at 10:51 pm, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ashwini
nice white flower

googling for trifolium repens also shows white flowers

so, its the same plant

red clover white clover same difference

may be taxonomists have further subspecies named,. i dont know

good luck finding the four leaf clovers they will start turning up as you look

am sure your daughter will remember it as her story all her life

Surajit

we have clover in may areas of grasses particularly in maidan etc

once you expect it you'll see

and stories pop out of my memory bank when i see something related

right from top of my head cant say i know of any such for rain lilies yet.

But who knows you may now know someone who knows ....
stories are meant to be passed along
;)

and to keep indexing stories just add a link to this thread in your story thread is what I meant originally...
usha di

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <ash...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote:

Thank you Ushadi. My wife who grew up in the hills remembers looking for four-leaf clovers as a child. She used to put them in between the pages of her books too. May be I'll look for them with my daughter soon.

The ones we have with the white Vs have white flowers. I found one today.

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Ushadi Micromini

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Apr 12, 2015, 2:56:14 AM4/12/15

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very nice, and thanks Ashwini

looks good

and good for the data base to have such nice clearly depicted features

usha di

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surajit koley

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Apr 12, 2015, 11:30:37 AM4/12/15

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Thank you very much Ashwini Ji.

Regards

surajit

Ashwini Bhatia

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Mar 23, 2016, 12:45:24 AM3/23/16

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I took some more photos of the Trifolium rapens and am sharing them here;

Thanks.

Ashwini

On 12 Apr 2015, at 21:00, surajit koley <surajitno...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you very much Ashwini Ji.
Regards
surajit

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

very nice, and thanks Ashwini
looks good
and good for the data base to have such nice clearly depicted features

usha di

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <ash...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote:

I got a couple of close ups to share.

Thanks.
Ashwini

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J.M. Garg

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Mar 23, 2016, 12:57:51 AM3/23/16

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Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 25, 2016, 6:23:00 PM3/25/16

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Great close ups

in one it sure reminds one of the great water lilies

ma nature is wonderful.. to both large and small flowers.

usha di

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Satish Phadke

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May 15, 2016, 4:59:17 AM5/15/16

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Very good photographs.

Common in subHimalayas as well as in USA at many places

Dr Satish Phadke

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Ushadi Micromini

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May 15, 2016, 10:07:04 AM5/15/16

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Ashwini

the last picture points to its family relations....

it underscores its origins in the Fabaceae group

what a complete set

usha di

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Ashwini Bhatia

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May 16, 2016, 12:48:22 PM5/16/16

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Thank you Ushadi and Dr Phadke.

Ashwini

On 15 May 2016, at 19:36, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ashwini

the last picture points to its family relations....

it underscores its origins in the Fabaceae group

what a complete set

usha di

On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Very good photographs.
Common in subHimalayas as well as in USA at many places

Dr Satish Phadke

On 26 March 2016 at 03:52, Ushadi Micromini <micromi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Great close ups
in one it sure reminds one of the great water lilies

ma nature is wonderful.. to both large and small flowers.

usha di

On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Ashwini Bhatia <ash...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote:

I took some more photos of the Trifolium rapens and am sharing them here;

Thanks.

Ashwini

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