Kalatope id al070111 .. Lily Family??

[Alok Mahendroo]

Dear friends,

This plant is starting to bloom right now.. BUT a similar plant was seen
at a higher altitude (2900 mts) in the month of April... which I had
thought to be 'Gagea elegans'.. NOW I'm confused...

Location Kalatope
Altitude 2100 mts
Habit herb
Habitat wild
Plant height 10 inches

regards
Alok

Location
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Himalayan Village Education Trust
Village Khudgot,
P.O. Dalhousie
District Chamba
H.P. 176304, India
www.hive.interconnection.org
www.hivetrust.wordpress.com
www.forwildlife.wordpress.com

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

This is not Gagea.
How about Hypoxis aurea?
Pankaj

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Alok ji

No need to confuse with Gagea elegans, which has single leaf per plant, scape is not long hairy, and more importantly ovary is superior.

Your plant Hypoxis aurea has more than one leaves at base, leaves and scape are long hairy and you can see inferior ovary below the perianth.

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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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[Alok]

Thanks Gurcharan ji.. that DOES clear up the confusion I had..
regards
Alok

On Jul 1, 9:20 pm, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alok ji
> No need to confuse with Gagea elegans, which has single leaf per plant,
> scape is not long hairy, and more importantly ovary is superior.
>
> Your plant Hypoxis aurea has more than one leaves at base, leaves and scape
> are long hairy and you can see inferior ovary below the perianth.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com>wrote:> This is not Gagea.

> > How about Hypoxis aurea?
> > Pankaj
>
> > On Jul 1, 7:52 pm, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Dear friends,
>
> > > This plant is starting to bloom right now.. BUT a similar plant was seen
> > > at a higher altitude (2900 mts) in the month of April... which I had
> > > thought to be 'Gagea elegans'.. NOW I'm confused...
>
> > > Location Kalatope
> > > Altitude 2100 mts
> > > Habit herb
> > > Habitat wild
> > > Plant height 10 inches
>
> > > regards
> > > Alok
>
> > > Location
> > > --
> > > Himalayan Village Education Trust
> > > Village Khudgot,
> > > P.O. Dalhousie
> > > District Chamba
> > > H.P. 176304,

> > Indiawww.hive.interconnection.orgwww.hivetrust.wordpress.comwww.forwildlif...
>
> > >  DSCN2794.jpg
> > > 121KViewDownload
>
> > >  DSCN2796.jpg
> > > 220KViewDownload
>
>

[Dr Pankaj Kumar]

Here is Gagea from just above Rohtang Pass.

Pankaj

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Pankaj ji, for the beautiful picture.

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