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flowers · industry

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[1] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Magnolia is an ancient genus.

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Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also called evergreen magnolia, bull-bay, big-laurel, or large-flower magnolia, has large fragrant white flowers and evergreen leaves that make it one of the most splendid of forest trees and a v…

Uttarakhand·forest · flowers

After the monsoon rains have hit the hills, what were once bare tree trunks just a few weeks before are now festooned with a profusion of fern species. This is a particularly productive Oak tree in Landour, Mussoorie.

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Help us identify this flowering plant from the grasslands of Sonkhaliya in Rajasthan, if you can! (The flower almost looks like a lotus species...)

flowers · river

Rhododendron arboreum flowering along the Ganga valley during late spring. The flowers seem to have singed from the warmth of summer.

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Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset.

flowers · industry

The pink-flowered Nymphaea nouchali in Delhi, India. Nymphaea nouchali (also called Star lotus, Red and blue water lily, Blue star water lily, or by its synonym Nymphaea stellata) is a water lily of genus Nymphaea.

industry · flowers

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits (commonly called "sunflower seeds").

flowers · industry

The purple-flowered Nymphaea nouchali in Delhi, India. Nymphaea nouchali (also called Star lotus, Red and blue water lily, Blue star water lily, or by its synonym Nymphaea stellata) is a water lily of genus Nymphaea.

flowers · lake

The reflection of a Red-wattled Lapwing in a water-lily pond. The Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) is a lapwing or large plover, a wader in the family Charadriidae.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·river · flowers

The horror can only be imagined at towns like Uttarkashi and Joshiwara where the river rose up atleast 20 feet swallowing hotels, restaurants, cars and residential buildings along with human lives.

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Discovered in the early 19th century in its native Madagascar by botanist Wensel Bojer, Gulmohar is a flamboyant tree in flower - some say the world's most colorful tree.

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The buds of the Kachnar tree are eaten (phali) in Indian food, and turned into a subzi, while the flowers are beautiful and the tree as Indian a tree as one can find. Bauhinia variegata.

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The buds of the Kachnar tree are eaten (phali) in Indian food, and turned into a subzi, while the flowers are beautiful and the tree as Indian a tree as one can find. Bauhinia variegata.

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A plum is a drupe fruit of the subgenus Prunus of the genus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc.) in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds (not clustered), the…

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Anemone obtusiloba is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. It is in flower in June.

Uttarakhand·village · flowers

A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Rivers in the Himalayas at these altitudes mostly clear water streams.

village · flowers

A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Rivers in the Himalayas at these altitudes mostly clear water streams.

flowers · snow

The lovely high altitude valley and meadows at Kiarkoti en route the pass of Lamkhaga that takes one into Himachal Pradesh.

snow · village

A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Rivers in the Himalayas at these altitudes mostly clear water streams.

flowers · hills

Himalayan Birch or Betula utilis trees or bhoj parta on the bark of which old Hindu manuscripts were written! A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.

flowers · livestock

Sheep grazing the amazing green carpet like grass in the Gidara Bugyal in Uttarakhand. A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.

flowers · livestock

Sheep that yield High quality wool accompany a shepherd up to the high passes, going past the meadows short of Gidara, Uttarakhand.A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district…