Great pic and information. Very few lucky people can reach there. We found Epipogium above Hemkunt sahib at around 4400m. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj
On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:29 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Orchids are mainly distributed in tropics, subtropics and temperate zones. > But few are able to grow in alpine zones of Uttarakhand. Here is the orchid > Goodyera fusca (Lindl.) Hook.f. which I captured at an elevation of more > than 4000m altitude around Nilkanth base near Badrinath. It was in a small > patch of soil in glacial moraine. > > Attaching a photo of habitat too. > > DSRawat Pantnagar > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *********************************************************** Pankaj Kumar, Ph.D. IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia Office: Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 151, 1st Floor, Tai Om Tsuen Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile). Fax: +852 2483 7194 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
