The common xerophytic rose in Ladakh in Rosa webbiana.
Dickore & Klimes only record this pink-flowered species (plussome
yellow-flowered ones) in Ladakh. There is a prominent yellow-flowered rose in
the Miyah Nullah, Lahoul during the treks I led therein the mid-1980s, which I
understood to be R.foetida but has been confused with R.eglanteria. Will need
to check what the current thinking is?
I think these images fit satisfactorily this species but one has to beaware of
the possibility of Rosa macrophylla (like Rosa sericea, thisvaries a good deal
when growing under different conditions).
Stewart describes R.webbiana as the beautiful, pink, very spiny xerophytic rose
ofN.Pakistan & Ladakh (he does not record it from Kashmir Valley) @
1500-4050m.He found it sometimes hard to distinguish from R.macrophylla. Koelz
stated thatR.webbiana does not spread by suckers but that R.macrophylla does.
I have seen what I consider to be Rosa macrophylla on the Rohtangand above
Koksar in Lahaul.
I must admit to wondering if the xerophytic rose I came across in the
MustangDistrict of the Upper Kali Gandaki, on my first visit to Nepal was a
form of Rosawebbiana I was unfamiliar with - it was in fact Rosa sericea.
The forms of Rosa webbiana in the Kashmir Valley look a bit different to
thosein Ladakh and there is a dwarf variant which I saw on the hill (mountain)
aboveDal Lake, known at one time as Rosa nanothamnus Boulenger but included
with R.webbianaby some authors, to consider. Stewart lists this from
N.Pakistan & Kashmir @ 1500-2700m,saying it is replaced by R.webbiana in the
dry inner valleys.
There are a number of roses both cultivated and perhaps wild, in Kashmir I am
uncertainabout.
Since a link was provided to Rosa webbiana entries on eFI, I think it will be
worthwhile ifI take a quick look at these and give my INITIAL thoughts.
I suspect it may be worthwhile me posting what images I have of roses in the
Himalaya.
Best Wishes,
Chris Chadwell
81 Parlaunt Road
SLOUGH
SL3 8BE
UK
www.shpa.org.uk
From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>
Cc: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, 16 January 2017, 12:20
Subject: Fwd: Rosa webbiana Wall. (accepted name) ???
Forwarding again for Id assistance please.Some earlier relevant feedback:
| efi page on Rosa webbiana |
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]>
Date: 3 January 2017 at 20:32
Subject: Rosa webbiana Wall. (accepted name) ???
To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, "J.M. Garg"
<[email protected]>
Dear Members,
Location: Nubra Valley, LehAltitude: 10000 ft.Date: 22 August 2014
Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju
--
With regards,
J.M.Garg'Creating awareness of IndianFlora & Fauna'Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow
Awards 2014 for efloraofindia.
For identification,learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please
visit/ joinour EfloraofindiaGoogle e-group (largestin the world- around 2700
members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) orEfloraofindia website (with a species
database of more than11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). The whole world uses my
Image Resource 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 'APhotoguide 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.
