This Rhodo called "Simru" in Uttarakhand makes the upper end of forests on mountain slopes. A typical krumholz species making impenetrable thickets. It is one of the most important source of firewood for shepherds in alpine zones. DSRawat Pantnagar
On Friday, April 4, 2014 9:38:27 PM UTC+5:30, gurinder goraya wrote: > > Dears, > > The Pink Rhododendron, i.e. *Rhododendron campanulatum* forms a very > prominent shrub layer along timber line (3300 to 3600 m asl). It is the > State Flower of Himachal Pradesh. Its leaves are traded as 'Kashmiri Patta' > as raw drug. > > > > > > > > > > The above photographs taken near Jalori Pass in Kullu district. > > Regards, > > > > > > > *Dr. G. S. Goraya, IFS* > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., DEHRADUN - 248 006. > Uttarakhand, India. > > Tel & Fax (O): 0135-2757775 > > -- 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/d/optout.
