Rosaceae Week: Filipendula vestita from Kashmir

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 5, 2011, 10:30:39 PM10/5/11

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Filipendula vestita (Wall. ex G. Don) Maxim, Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 6:248. 1879

Syn: Spiraea vestita Wall. ex G. Don

Perennial herb up to 80 cm tall; leaves irregularly pinnatisect, pubescent beneath, lower segments smaller, unequal, terminal segment up to 15 cm long, deeply divided; stipules semiorbicular; flowers white, 5-7 mm across, in terminal large broad corymbose cymes; sepals small, petals oblong-orbicular; follicles many hairy

Common in shaded forest areas in Kashmir. Photographed from Gulmarg forest and from Herbal Garden below Cheshma Shahi in Kashmir

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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
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Balkar Arya

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Oct 6, 2011, 9:30:05 AM10/6/11

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Awesome catch Sir

You have nice collection of Rasaceae plants also

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

Madhuri Raut

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Oct 6, 2011, 9:37:00 AM10/6/11

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Very different and beautiful. Never seen it before. Thanks for sharing

Regards

Bhagyashri

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