Re: [efloraofindia:0] Duchesnea indica from Kashmir

tanay bose

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Jul 31, 2010, 11:28:44 PM7/31/10

to Gurcharan Singh, efloraofindia

Nice catch of the wild strawberry!!
Sir if I am not wrong then I have observed this plant in Eastern Himalaya also precisely in the Gangtok region.

Tanay

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

Duchesnea indica (syn: Fragaria indica) from Kashmir, growing commonly in forests and shaded slopes, photographed from Pahalgam on 24 June, 2010 and Mohra on June 26, 2010. The fruits may trick you for real strawberry, but only after eating you will know that they are tasteless. Three 3-toothed each epicalyx can help you differentiate. Also the fruit size is smaller. Of course yellow colour of flowers is another identifying feature.

Common name: Mock strawberry, Indian strawberry, False strawberry, Yellow-flowered strawberry
Chinese: She mei

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tanay bose

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Jul 31, 2010, 11:41:17 PM7/31/10

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Thanks for your confirmation
Tanay

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

Must have, it is very common in Himalayas.

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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/

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 31, 2010, 11:30:10 PM7/31/10

to tanay bose, efloraofindia

Must have, it is very common in Himalayas.

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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/

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:58 AM, tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Pankaj Kumar

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Jul 31, 2010, 11:45:44 PM7/31/10

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I think this plant is also available in the Gangetic plains. the wild
strawberry,....
Regards
Pankaj

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 31, 2010, 11:16:47 PM7/31/10

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promila chaturvedi

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Aug 1, 2010, 9:38:55 AM8/1/10

to Pankaj Kumar, Gurcharan Singh, efloraofindia

I have eaten these wild strawberries at Namdapha.

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