Simply superb creation of nature and your photography skills also your devotion,daring and determination is admirable. Thanks for sharing this unique plant.
On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Simply superb catch Suresh ji. Unique one. Had been seeing so many of > your high altitude plants but this one is some thing special. > Thanks for sharing. > > Regards > Prashant > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Suresh ji for sharing this unique high altitude plant. I can >> imagine your joy on having photographed this plant. >> >> >> -- >> 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 Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Suresh Kumar Rana >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Respected All >>> I am sharing the photograph of Saussurea hopefully *Saussurea >>> gossypiphora *as my Flora of year 2011. >>> During the month of August 2011 I was in alpine regions of my area with >>> my cousin for field study. We spent many nights in the natural caves and >>> that was an unforgettable experiences. On 6th August 2011 we stayed in a >>> cave at an altitude of 4800 meters asl and decided to spend the whole day >>> of 7th August above the altitude of 5000 meters asl in order to collect the >>> high altitude species of Saussurea, Rhodiola, Saxifraga etc. But >>> unfortunately it started raining at 4 a.m. and we were unable to >>> decide whether to go higher or come down. At last we waited till 12 p.m >>> when the rain stopped and we went higher. At the higher altitude we found >>> many beautiful plants among which this one was the most beautiful growing >>> in the crevices rocks at a height of 5200 meters asl. >>> >>> -- >>> Warm regards >>> Suresh Rana >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
