Wonderful blues... no pulltion thats visible... is it high altitude that makes the leaves of this artimisia look kind- a "succulent-ish", short squat and somewhat thick?
do you have a close up view of just the leaf? usha di ===== On Oct 3, 10:34 am, Alok <[email protected]> wrote: > SUPER SHOTS PRAHSANT JI.... !! > ALOK > > On Oct 2, 10:54 am, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear Friends, > > > I had seen this sp. of Artemisia in the wetland - grassy field near lake Tso > > moriri in Ladakh region. The *Tso Moriri lake* in Ladakh is another High > > Altitude lake (Altitude approx: 15075ft) and was declared as a Wetland of > > International Importance under the Ramsar Convention in 2003. Enclosing few > > photographs to have a feel of the habitat. > > > As per eflora of China--- this Artemisia sp is the species of high > > altitudes, commonly growing in sandy and grassy slopes near streams and > > glaciers between 3400 and 5500 m from sea level; Distribution: China, > > Mongolia, Tibet, Russia (Siberia, Tian Shan, Pamir Alai), India, Pakistan > > and Afghanistan. > > > This herb was around 30 cm in ht with several stems from the base with > > whitish grey hairs. > > Bot. name: *Artemisia macrocephala* > > > Family: Asteraceae > > > Date/Time: 13-09-2011 / 05:00PM > > > Ref:http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200023266 > > > Regards > > Prashant > > > IMG_1331.jpg > > 192KViewDownload > > > IMG_1332.jpg > > 151KViewDownload > > > IMG_1334.jpg > > 203KViewDownload > > > Tso Moreri lake-_1257.jpg > > 188KViewDownload > > > Tso moreri lake-_1240.jpg > > 194KViewDownload
