Oleg Polunin and Adam Stainton list only two winter gentians in *Flowers of the Himalaya*; *Gentiana capitata* (Dec.– Apr.) and *G. pedicellata* (Jan. – Jun.). We have both of these out since late December on our south facing slopes as they prefer a lot of sun. The third and the most common species here *G. argentea* has been out too for about the same time. Looking at all online records, the flower is listed to flower from April to August. I have been photographing this species for a couple of years now in January, February and March too and perhaps the records need updating for the flowering period.
I am attaching a collage here to give an idea as to how the different species look in flower. The detailed emails will follow to check if all identifications have been correct. Gentiana species in flower 1800m approx. These photos: 16-18 January, 2018 Near Dal Lake, Dharamshala, HP Many thanks as always. 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 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.
