Nice Pics of Lake and Plant On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote:
> absolutely a beauty > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Narendra Joshi <narend...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thank you! Prashant Ji for sharing wonderful photos and information. >> >> With regards, >> Narendra Joshi >> >> >> On 2 October 2011 11:24, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> With Regards, >> Narendra Joshi >> > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
