Only one sp. Taraxacum eriopodum DC. is mentioned in the book Flora of Mustang. Your opinion please ! Thank you.
Saroj Kasaju On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 6:44 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji. > > On 5 Jan 2017 1:39 p.m., "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Whilst Taraxacum eriopodum has been recorded from near Muktinath, Mustang >> District, Upper Kali Gandaki, I must express reservations >> about naming dandelions from just one or two general images only. >> >> Taraxacum is SUCH a challenging genus and so poorly studied in the >> Himalaya that I am not in a position to speculate much. It is doubtful >> that these >> two images NOT showing close-up detail could reliably be DETERMINED by >> those with specialist knowledge of the genus. IF such a person exists, >> then they >> would need to be consulted. It is always possible that certain >> distinctive features are visible in this image. >> >> In the UK we tend to avoid this genus or seek help from specialists. >> >> Returning to T.eriopodum, this is included in 'Flora of Mustang' (2008) >> indeed is the ONLY dandelion the authors record. They say this species is >> found in meadows or sandy slopes @ 2100-4600m ranging from the Tibetan >> plateau to W & E Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Assam & W.China. >> >> I shall post separately about ATTEMPTING to identify Taraxacums. >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:59:52 AM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: >> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> Location: Muktinath, Mustang, Nepal >>> Altitude: 12400 ft. >>> Date: 20 April 2013 >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytTQbfV%3DFvcNWgBjN0ktpdgOri74u%3DkwsLxnQRH4hX%2Br8w%40mail.gmail.com.
