*Sibbaldia purpurea* Royle Family : Rosaceae Small herbaceous perenniale or small undershrub Flowers red purple, with widely placed elliptical petals longer than the triangular calyx lobes. Leaflets five elliptic to obovate 1cm silvery haired. All these features are nicely depicted in the given shots. Great pictures Dr Phadke On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Dear friends, > > Any idea what this little beauty is... > > Location Chamba > Altitude 4000 mts > Habit herb > Habitat wild > > I also aplogise for the not so good quality in a lot of pics.. and the > reason being was that I was practically dragging my scooter alone all > the way on a very rough road up to the pass in the middle of nowhere... > an adventure I'll not forget... > and these were taken in between whenever I stopped to take breath... :)) > > regards > Alok > -- > Himalayan Village Education Trust > Village Khudgot, > P.O. Dalhousie > District Chamba > H.P. 176304, India > > www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new=true&id=2186 >
