Cordyceps sinensisalso known as caterpillar fungus, or by its more prominent names yartsa gunbu or Keeda Jadi, is prominent in Garhwal and Uttarakand regions. My first encounter with it was during my Roop Kund trek in 2017. My guide mentioned it in the passing and showed me a dried half mature keeda jadi he had spotted suring the…
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Fescue grass blade
Fescue grass blade
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…
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…
Fennel
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare Common Name : Fennel Place : Home Garden, Jayanagar Date : 17.6.17 Home Garden, Jayanagar 1 st block
Indian Mustard
These are the beauties which made us tolerate SRK and Kajol in DDLJ. The iconic fields of Punjab – "Mustard". Do you guys know the maximum production of mustard in India is from ? Don’t google it up . ;-) Botanical name: Brassica juncea Comman Name : Indian Mustard Family : Brassicaceae) Location : Punjab Date…
Pride of Burma
Botanical Name : Amherstia nobilis Common Name : Pride of Burma Location : Nursery Siddahapura road Date : 21.3.19 Pride of Burma is a tropical tree with exceptionally beautiful flowers. It is also known as the Orchid Tree, a name otherwise reserved for members of the genus Bauhinia. The extravagant flowers are seen hanging from…
The Rain Tree
Botanical Name: Samanea saman Common Name : Rain Tree Place : Lalbagh, Bengaluru Date : 1.7.17 Samanea saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Central and South America. Saman is a wide-canopied tree with a large symmetrical umbrella-shaped crown. It usually reaches a height of 15–25 m (49–82 ft)…
Naturally Hema 