Yes Saussurea gossypiphora a very rare plant to see ... Thanks for sharing Tanay
On 6 January 2012 06:25, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: > I think gurcharan sir is the perfect person to identify all your plants > Suresh Ji, as all are from J&. One thing i only can say you are doing a > heroic effort to collect and photograph the plants of one of the > biodiversity hot spot of the country. All ur collections are unique which i > saw for the first time in my life due to the existence in a different > phytogeographic zone. This image is another great shot. All the best for ur > efforts. > > Regards > > prasad > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: [email protected] > ph. 09437444241 > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
