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Jack and the Mango Stalk.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 169, Chandra Nagar. We reached our periappa’s place in the evening after a 7 hour non-stop drive. I opened the wide black gates to let our car in. The place was exactly as I last saw it 2 years ago. Savi was already at the grill door welcoming us with a big smile. Periamma…
Keeda Jadi
Cordyceps sinensis — also known as caterpillar fungus, or by its better-known names yartsa gunbu and keeda jadi — is found across the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand. My first encounter with it was during my Roop Kund trek in 2017. My guide mentioned it in passing and showed me a dried, half-mature keeda…
Fescue grass blade
Fescue grass blade
Oncoba Spinosa
Fried egg tree Now we know why they call it so. The flowers are about 3 inches wide and have a beautiful honey flavour keeping a whole lot of bees busy. The branches have these lens like things all over them called lenticels ( which I learnt later ) that helps …
Himalayan Strawberry
Botanical name: Fragaria nubicola Comman Name : Himalayan Strawberry Family : Rosaceae Location : Sikkim Date : 19.5.2017 Facts : Herb which grows very close to the ground.- White flowers, 1.5-2.5 cm across- Himalayan Strawberry is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Burma, at altitudes of 1800-3800 m.- Flowering: April-June. Himalayan Strawberry is a…
Jacarandes
Updated: 6 days ago Flowers are the easiest way to identity a tree I feel. So let’s start recognising trees which are in bloom now. Jacarandas flooding the roads of our lovely Bangalore. It is a joy to walk on the streets as the wind sways down these beautiful light flowers on our cars, our bags…
Elephant Rope Tree.
Botanical Name: Sterculia villosa Common Name : Elephant Rope Tree Place : Naugriat, Meghalaya Date : 23.5.17Wiki says .. I am not a botanist, I don’t go in search of plants. I love to know the plants and trees which I am surrounded by. Now when I pass by the trees and flowers with great…
Coelogyne Orchids
Botanical Name: Coelogyne Stricta Common Name : Coelogyne Orchids Place : Naugriat, Caves, Meghalaya Date : 23.5.17 Coelogyne is from the family Orchidaceae, distributed across India, China, Indonasia and Fiji islands. They can be found from tropical lowland forests to montane rainforests. A few species grow as terrestrials or even as lithophytes in open, humid habitats. We found many…
Naturally Hema 