Yes Gentiana argentea, if we believe third picture on Flowers of India
Not so if we believe first two

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silvery%20Gentian.html

Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 3:15 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]>
wrote:

> It may be Gentiana argentea.
> DSRawat Pantnagar
>
>
> On Thursday, July 3, 2014 4:37:33 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote:
>>
>> This photograph was uploaded on Indian Flora, Facebook for ID from
>> Kedarnath by Amber Srivastava for ID. As expected immediately two
>> identifications of G. carinata were proposed. Only when I pointed out about
>> absence of fimbriae that similar plants were uploaded from Ooty Nilgiris
>> and identified as G. quadrifaria by Jee Jeevith.
>>      It is significant that Flora of Pakistan considers G. quadrifaria of
>> FBI (non Blume) as actually G. pedicellata (D Don) Griseb (treated as 
>> *Gentianodes
>> pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer in eFlora of Pakistan). and this statement in
>> Flora is significant
>>   "In general appearance, it resembles *Qaisera carinata* (D.Don) Omer.
>> However, *Gentianodes pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer *et al.* lacks fmbriae
>> in corolla throat. Similarly the plicae are entire in *Gentianodes
>> pedicellata* (D.Don) Omer *et al.* and calycine lobes are reflexed."
>>
>> Please validate identification
>>
>>
>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
>> Retired  Associate Professor
>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
>> Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>>
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