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February 14, 2007 — Vasant M. Salian

Disclaimer:

I had always wanted to identify plants and ‘Slice of the day‘ is an attempt to help me learn this art.

The information published in this blog has been complied from various resources, which are duly credited in each post. The photographs used in this blog are copyrighted by their respective owners. None of the photos in this blog is used for commercial purpose.

I’m currently in process of revamping the old posts to link back the images to the original source and also acknowledge the photographer. It may take a while, so please bear with me.

Any suggestions or comments would be much appreciated. Thank you for your visit.

Useful resources:

  • Wikipedia - The largest free encyclopaedia on the internet that anyone can edit. The article on botany is a good place to start.
  • Flowers of India - An excellent resource about flowers found in India. This site is managed by Mr. Tabish and Ms. Thingam Girija.
  • Plants for a future - Plants for a future is an exhaustive resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.
  • Dave’s Garden - Botanical Dictionary - Another excellent resource for gardeners. The botanical dictionary is specially valuable for pronunciation and meaning of botanical names.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System - This site provides authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - A searchable database of threatened species maintained by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
  • Botany Photo of the Day - Yet another great resource of plants from around the world. The site is managed by UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research.
  • K. U. Leuven Campus Kortrijk : Plant Guide - An excellent image resource for plant identification, with lots and lots of pictures.
  • Orchid Species Photography - An excellent collection of orchid photographs by Mr. Eric Hunt.
  • Kipili - An excellent botany blog by Mr. David Midgley.
  • My Growing Passion - A nice blog about horticulture, botany, indigenous plants of Australia, native animals, ecology and conservation by Margaret Morgan.

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