Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji

On 8 Nov 2016 7:52 am, "[email protected]" <
[email protected]> wrote:

> *Sorry, this is Primula minutissima not P.reptans.*  The two seem to be
> much confused.  I repeat from one posting confirming the identity of
> Primula elliptica from Kashmir that the situation has been complicated by
> the error in 'Flowers of the Himalaya' which shows a Primula photographed
> in Kulu Valley labelled as P.reptans but is actually *Primula minutissima*,
> as is this one.
>
> The foliage of *Primula minutissima* is clearly visible but the
> undersides which have farina is not.
>
> I last photographed P.minutissima on the Sinthan Pass in Kashmir.
> *P.reptans* is found on the Sach Pass.
>
> Both species are found on the top of the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh,
> though *P.reptans*  is much commoner - at least is was in the 1980s when
> I first led two botanical tours in the region.  Unfortunately, large
> numbers of tourists especially those riding ponies at the main pass have
> trampled large colonies out of existence!
>
> On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 3:19:48 AM UTC+1, gurinder goraya wrote:
>
>> Dears,
>>
>> *Primula reptans* from Himachal [Sach Pass, Chamba; 3900 m asl].
>>
>> Merely 2 cm tall herb, with proportionally large flowers.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
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