Thanks, Chadwell ji.
On 5 December 2016 at 09:45, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Dr Rawat is correct - this is definitely Thymus linearis. I first came > across this plant in the Suru Valley, Ladakh, during my first 'expedition' > into the Trans Himalaya. > Most recently I saw it growing profusely on Mt.Aphawat in Kashmir - I may > post some images later. > > Has the characteristic 'Thyme' odour. Stewart knew it as Thymus > serphyllum subsp. quniquecostatus - so for once, most will be happy with > the name change! > Very common and very variable in Kashmir from 1500-4500m. Flowers of > Himalaya say Afghanistan to C.Nepal, Tibet, India, N.China, Japan on rocky > slopes @ 1500-4300m. Very aromatic. > > Flora of Lahaul-Spiti separated a var. album on the basis of white > flowers, permanent green calyx and sessile leaves occasional in rock > crevices at Chatru. The typical variety the authors found to be common in > meadows & on slopes at Chandra Tal - not that there are too many meadows > beside Chandra Tal. > > Collett knew the plant as Thymus serphyllum, then common on the downs at > Shimla, considering it the same as a native British Thyme. > > te: > >> Tufted mat-forming flowers at Badrinath, Uttarakhand, June 09. >> >> Is it Gueldenstaedtia himalaica? Could not find any link on the net, >> though. >> Mentioned in Concise flowers of the Himalaya at Sr.No. 232. >> >> Regards, >> Suresh C. Sharma >> > -- > 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. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- 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.
