identification no141211sn2

Satish Nikam

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Dec 14, 2011, 6:54:26 AM12/14/11

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Dear Friends,

Kindly Id this plant.

date/time:sept11

location:mulshi,pune

habitat:wild

plant habit:herb

height:about1-2 ft.

leaves:---

other info:small ball at the end of long grass like tube

thanks

regards

satish nikam

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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 14, 2011, 6:59:50 AM12/14/11

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Eriocaulon (could be E. heterolepis, not sure) ... family: Eriocaulaceae.
Regards.
Dinesh

Mahadeswara

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Dec 14, 2011, 8:55:30 AM12/14/11

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Eriocaulon species.

> IMG_6489-e.jpg
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> IMG_6489-rr-e.jpg
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Tanay Bose

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Dec 14, 2011, 9:50:43 AM12/14/11

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Dinesh Ji you didn't made a bad guess the plant surely

looks like Eriocaulon heterolepis to me too

Tanay

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Dr Santhosh Kumar

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Dec 14, 2011, 11:07:58 AM12/14/11

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Eriocaulon is a very difficult genus with a lot of variations. Identification by vague photographs is not a good practice!!!

Santhosh

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Ushadi micromini

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Dec 14, 2011, 4:29:35 PM12/14/11

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what santosh kumar says :
agree with him in many such cases...

can satish ji supply more pictures please?
esp if this genus is not so easy to classify?

usha di
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On Dec 14, 9:07 pm, Dr Santhosh Kumar <drsanthosht...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Eriocaulon is a very difficult genus with a lot of variations.
> Identification by vague photographs is not a good practice!!!
>
> Santhosh
>

> On 14 December 2011 20:20, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Dinesh Ji you didn't made a bad guess the plant surely

> > looks like *Eriocaulon heterolepis* to me too
> > Tanay

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> > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Mahadeswara <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Eriocaulon species.
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> >> On Dec 14, 4:54 pm, Satish Nikam <satish_ni...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > Dear Friends,
> >> > Kindly Id this plant.
> >> > date/time:sept11
> >> > location:mulshi,pune
> >> > habitat:wild
> >> > plant habit:herb
> >> > height:about1-2 ft.
> >> > leaves:---
> >> > other info:small ball at the end of long grass like tube
> >> > thanks
> >> > regards
> >> > satish nikam
> >> > my photoshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwssncomphotos
>
> >> > IMG_6489-e.jpg
> >> > 51KViewDownload
>
> >> > IMG_6489-rr-e.jpg
> >> > 38KViewDownload
>
> > --

> > *Tanay Bose*

> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
> > Department of Botany.
> > University of British Columbia .
> > 3529-6270 University Blvd.
> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
> > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
> > 604-822-2019 (Lab)
> > 604-822-6089 (Fax)
> > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

> > *Webpages:*

> >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html
> >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html
> >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
>
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> *SANTHOSH*