I thought I had already corrected this mistake (just as I was joining this group) and it has been added to the page covering A.sempervivoides but not removed from here yet.
It is not Aeonium, Rhodiola nor Saxifraga but Androsace sempervivoides. I am *absolutely* certain about this. The rosettes of this species which has small runners which help the plant propagate and lends itself to growth in pans, regularly winning prizes on rock garden society show benches in the UK. The first 3 images show dry & empty fruiting capsules, not flowers. It was photographed at the end of September; it flowers from June to August. Stewart found this to be common in Kashmir @ 2400-3600m. 'Flowers of Himalaya' say Pakistan to HP @ 3000-4000m on alpine slopes. I have seen it on the Rohtang (which is close to Hampta where the above was photographed). Flora of Lahaul-Spiti record it from above Khoksar which seems reasonable given its occurrence on the Rohtang (albeit Kulu Valley side). Stewart does not record it from Ladakh but Dickore & Klimes do but I suspect this would be from a location(s) close to the border with Kashmir as the species is primarily a NW Himalayan species requiring more moisture than most of borderlands of W.Tibet. I do have an image of it growing in a trough in cultivation in the UK but not necessary to post this as the images above can be compared with images of the species correctly identified already posted on this site, see: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/Xv73K0KUPUI; https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/qMWcUpbibKI. On Friday, December 12, 2014 at 8:44:31 AM UTC, Prashant wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > This spreading herb was found almost closed to snow line at approx 12500- > 13000 ft on the rocks on the way to Hampta Pass (Manali region). Flowers > were very small in size (few mm). > > Date/Time: 27-09-2010 / 01:45PM > Location: On the way to Hampta Pass (Manali region). > Habitat: Wild > Plant Habit: Herb > > Could be some Aeonium sp.. > > Regards > Prashant > -- 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.
