Prashant ji Luckily I chanced upon a website, which may help us a lot in future. I has very good photographs of S. hirculus.
http://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga_hirculus.htm <http://www.planetefleurs.fr/Systematique/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga_hirculus.htm>The species especially the var. indica is characterised by smaller petals (1.5 to 2 times calyx) and stem with reddish hairs. This seems to agree with your plant, but leaves are much broader and almost ovate-cordate. Frankly speaking I am still not confident about this plant of yours: stem leaves of S. parnassifolia and basal leaves of S. moorcroftiana. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, > I am writing this to seek yr advice as i am still not comfortable with the > ID. > I had come across one Saxifraga sp. whose description goes well with this > plant. i.e. *Saxifraga hirculus*. I am also enclosing a link. Kindly have > a look at the enclosed link. > > > > http://luirig.altervista.org/cpm/displayimage.php?album=41&pos=5305 > http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010297 > > regards > Prashant > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Resurfacing again for Id >> >> The choice seems be between Saxifraga moorcroftiana and S. parnassifolia. >> Stem leaves are clearly ovate, but not sure about basal leaves. >> >> Basal leaves broadly ovate, obtuse; leaf base >> subcordate.....................Saxifraga parnassifolia >> + Basal leaves elliptic to lanceolate, acute; acute; leaf base >> attenuate.....Saxifraga moorcroftiana >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:11 AM >> Subject: [efloraofindia:50515] Saxifraga sp?? 121010-PKA1 >> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> Came across this herb on the way to Hampta pass (Manali region). >> >> Date/Time: 27-09-2010 / 11:50AM >> Location: On the way to Hampta pass at the altitude of approx 12000 ft >> (Manali region). >> Habitat: Wild >> Plant habit: Herb >> >> regards >> Prashant >> >> >> >> >> >
