KBG-16 had shown a wild flower. We at Kaun Banega Ghumakkad had said:
"Scorching heat!
We humans look for shade.
But this wild flower sprouts from nowhere!
It sustains the heat.
Which is this flower?"
The correct answer is Gromphena Serrata. We are featuring the names of readers who gave first three correct answers. There are many readers who gave partially correct answer like Gomphrena Celosioides. It may be same family of flowers but not what was shown in the Contest. In Telugu, the flower is called Neeru Bogada.
"Scorching heat!
We humans look for shade.
But this wild flower sprouts from nowhere!
It sustains the heat.
Which is this flower?"
The correct answer is Gromphena Serrata. We are featuring the names of readers who gave first three correct answers. There are many readers who gave partially correct answer like Gomphrena Celosioides. It may be same family of flowers but not what was shown in the Contest. In Telugu, the flower is called Neeru Bogada.
The flower is very cottony and has hairy stem and leaves. We had also said that it grows singly or in bunches. See the pictures below.
More the heat, more numbers of Gomphrena Serrata sprout. See the drying fairway on the golf course where these pictures were taken.
We thank more than 300 readers who participated. First answer came within five minutes which was partially correct. First three correct answers came within the next hour or so. Congratulations to the winners who come from different backgrounds as listed below:
- Mohini Paroolkar, Home maker and doting grandma, Nature lover from Goa
- Narendra Soni, Businessman from Delhi
- BVN Harish, Management professional and on-line researcher from Telangana
We had also given a hint that the flower is native to Central America but has naturalised itself to India as well. So, folks in USA couldn't say that KBG Contest was India-focussed! However, readers from USA chose to be silent again.
The pictures for KBG-16 Contest were taken while I was playing golf with my foursome pictured below. I thank them for their patience while they had to frequently wait for me to shoot the pictures and rejoin them!
We end with a PQ- picturesque quote- on wild flowers which we had carried earlier.
Thanks for browsing. Stay connected.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad/ 3rd May 2019
Special thanks to Dr Chitra Shanker for research support and Ramya Sriram www.thetap.in for KBG logo design.
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Special thanks to Dr Chitra Shanker for research support and Ramya Sriram www.thetap.in for KBG logo design.
#KBG #kaunbanegaghumakkad #Contest16 #wildflowers #nature #summer #funwithnature #ghumakkadharsh #ghumakkadhb #flowersofamerica #naturalised #gromphenaserrata #winners #PQ
Thank you Sir. I, for one am learning so much from KBG.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Jai.
DeleteThank you Harsh Bhai for enhancing our interest in nature. Surely on the path of being a Ghummakad.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Thanks much Ghumakkad in the making!
DeleteNever heard the name though I think I have seen it. It would have added to the knowledge if Indian name was also intimated.
ReplyDeleteThanks much General. We had already included the Telugu name. Will hunt for few more local names.
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