Thank you Chris. I will have a better look. If I remember correctly, I later saw it above 3000m too.
Regards, Ashwini > On 17-Nov-2016, at 6:29 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Chadwell ji > > >> On 12 Nov 2016 9:54 pm, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have just been sent an image from Ladakh of a rush which was thought to be >> J.thomsonii (which is recorded from Ladakh @ 3600-4800m). It showed white >> flowers yet Stewart says the tepals of this this species are dark chestnut. >> >> This has prompted me to take a quick look at entries for this genus on efI. >> I cannot (although I have only just begun taking a preliminary look at the >> Juncus species recorded from Ladakh) but suspect the rush you photographed >> is not J.thomsonii. The records from Pakistan & Kashmir indicate it does >> not grow at 1900-2200m. In Nepal it is found from 2700-5200m. >> >> >> Images of this species on the internet are contradictory! Clearly, some >> misidentifications have taken place. Juncus is a large genus. >> >> There is no mention of J.thomsonii in 'Flora Simlensis'. Many of the plant >> found around Mcleod Ganj are covered by this book. >> >> Clearly, Juncus is another genus which requires attention. >> >> >>> On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 4:16:02 AM UTC+1, ashwini wrote: >>> I found this flower growing on grass-like leaves and assumed it to be a >>> grass. The light was low and breeze constant, so I did not take many >>> pictures. Here are a couple though and I think this is a Rush. Please >>> advise. >>> >>> Juncus thomsonii—Thomson’s Rush >>> 1900-2200m, Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >>> 09 July 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 email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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.
