Thanks a lot, Thingnam ji, for the wonderful details and analysis. You remain one of the top flower hunters. -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Sun, 22 May, 2022, 10:32 pm Thingnam Girija, <[email protected]> wrote: > In June 2013 we (Tabish and I) were returning from Bumla Pass, in Tawang > area, and were at altitude of 4000-4500 m, and we came across this > captivating sight. The story emerged much later after Tabish thoroughly > analyzed the pictures taken by us. *Primula strumosa* is a beautiful > primrose with pale yellow flowers, with a golden eye at the center. *Primula > calderiana* is a tall primrose with dark purple flowers with a golden > eye. It was conjectured and later verified that the two species hybridize > freely at altitudes where their distributions overlap. The result is > natural hybrids of virtually every color flowers! We were fortunate to come > across this phenomenon where we saw a large expanse with *Primula > strumosa* and various hydrids with *Primula calderiana* with flowers of > many different colors. I was awestruck by the beauty of the landscape, and > the story turned out to be even more exciting. I thought of sharing this > with you all. > Best wishes > Girija > > -- > 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/e24fc64e-0a62-478c-be77-14d831708524n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/e24fc64e-0a62-478c-be77-14d831708524n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CA%2BiuSFCh6RovTgTxE-%2Bbf9vuZcOjQHVaGSajFqMUaQvrFLo-fQ%40mail.gmail.com.
