Yes, this is the distinctive and widespread Pedicularis longiflora var. tubiformis. A plant utilised in Tibetan Medicine - known as LUG RU SER PO. Damp places, bogs; common in Tibetan borderlands from Pakistan to SW China @ 2700-4800m. I have come across it in many places incl. Ladakh. Very long slender corolla tubes. Many Pedicularis are pollinated by Bombus but such bees would require an exceptionally long proboscis to reach any nectar, so presumably resort to cutting a hole at the base instead?
On Friday, November 11, 2016 at 5:25:52 PM UTC, raj wrote: > Dear All, > > Long tube lousewort - Pedicularis longiflora from the banks of > Manasarovar. Altitude 15000 feet. Photo taken on Aug 24, 2016. pl validate. > > -- > With Regards, > Narendra Joshi > -- 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.
