Gurcharan ji, Many thanks for your clarification regarding possibility of both species distributed in the Himalaya.
I may have not properly expressed when I wrote: ................... Could see 2 plants with flowering stems ascending. 1) about 15 cm max. 2) about 30 - 40 cm ................... Both these plants are seen on the same rock in the last photo, put here for quick look; [image: Sibbaldia cuneata]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F7845498980%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcGiMg-KxU63jTRg2dVew-7O9qIeA> Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Who knows we may have both in Himalayas. The two plants uploaded cropped > by Dinesh ji look definitely different, first suggestive of Sibbaldia > cuneata and second with taller habit and shorter petals S. procumbens > > Perhaps we need to keep our eyes open when we go to alpine Himalayas next > time, important in light of confusion in literature. > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thank you very much Tabish for the clarity. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This should be *Sibbaldia cuneata* Hornem. ex Kuntze >>> Sibbaldia parviflora Edgw. is a synonym. >>> *Sibbaldia* *procumbens* L. is not an Indian plant. The representation >>> at Flora of Pakistan probably needs revision. - Tabish >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
