Wonderful presentation, Ashwini ji. On 24-Jan-2018 4:51 PM, "Ashwini Bhatia" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 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.
