Yes, this is *Sedum ewersii* but I'm afraid there have been major taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in Crassulaceae. Many higher mountain Sedums are now within the genus *Rhodiola* whilst this is now *Hylotelephium ewersii (ledeb.) H.Ohba* - except I see this is not an accepted name within 'The Plant List', so must check this out. It was the name used by Dickore & Klimes in their checklist of Ladakh flora.
Stewart knew it as *S.ewersii* - a very common rock crevice plant, chiefly in the temperate zone @ 1000, mostly 1500-4500m. It grows on the Rohtang Pass and I know it from Ladakh. Collet did not find it at Shimla but higher at Matiana and Narkunda. 'Flowers of Lahaul-Spiti' record it (as Hylotelephium) as common on rocks & boulders. *I see there is **Hylotelephium* *pakistanicum* (G.R.Sarwar) G.R.Sarwar as an accepted name - this does not gives *H.ewersii* as a synonym but when google images is clicked various photos of the latter species appear along with a line drawing of it! In FOP *H.pakistanicum* is separated on the basis of being glandular-hairy (and some other minor characteristics). Would need to check this further to see if such a separation is justified at species level? See: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/cl/crassulaceae/hylotelephium/sedum-ewersii On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 3:38:47 AM UTC+1, ashwini wrote: > A friend sent me this yesterday. He found this above Triund on his way to > Ilaqa at about 3200m. I think this is *Sedum ewersii*. Please advise. > > *Sedum ewersii* > Triund-Ilaqa, Dharamshala, HP > 3200m > 08-09 October 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
