*I repeated my statement of just how difficult it is to reliably identify Rhodiolas - even herbarium specimens, let alone general images not close-up or fully in focus.*
By Sedum asiaticum, I think this means Sedum crassipes syn. R.asiaticum var. wallhichianum now *Rhodiola wallichiania...* R.imbricata and R.wallichiana are close. Interestingly, in 'Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal' Ohba gives an altitudinal range of 4500-5500m for R.imbricata; 3300-4200m for R.wallichiana. This makes R.imbricata more likely but I do not know how to distinguish between the two of them. The altitudinal ranges in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' are different but still R.imbricata is more likely if it is just a choice between these two but I am uncertain about this. Ohba in the above publication has a key which early on separates the two (and other species in the genus) on the basis of hermaphrodite flowers (R.imbricata) cf. plants dioecious (R.wallichiana) but this is of no use with most photos! On Friday, July 1, 2011 at 5:42:41 AM UTC+1, Suresh Brar wrote: > Taken at Himachal Pradesh. May 2010. > These are high altitude flowers. These are at 17000 feet. > Kindly Id. > Regard > Suresh Brar. > > 08802636764 > -- 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.
