Thank you all for liking this tiny alpine beauty. DSRawat Pantnagar On Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:38:57 PM UTC+5:30, D.S Rawat wrote: > > *Oxygraphis endlicheri* (Walp.) Bennet & Sumer Chandra [=*Oxygraphis > polypetala*] of Ranunculaceae family is a tiny alpine herb (2-3cm only) > blooming immediately after snowmelt in the Himalayan alpines. It competes > with species of *Gentiana* and *Primula *for earliest flowering in its > habitat; the reward is successful pollination with scarcely available > insect pollinators in very early season. With the passage of time this tiny > herb is lost below other taller plants. No matter! since the pollination > is over and seeds may develop in shade. Plants are intelligent in utilizing > space and resources in limiting environments. > > Shot at Khalya Top area (3500m) near Munsyari, Uttarakhand in April. > DSRawat Pantnagar >
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