Yes, these images seem to match *Aster thomsonii* well. Some Asters are very difficult to name.
The Supplement to Flowers of the Himalaya has a photo but there is only a description in the main FOH - they say forests & shrubberies @ 2100-3000m. According to Collet this was common in woods at Shimla. Stewart records it from N.Pakistan & Kashmir where it is common in Sind & Lidder Valleys through to Kishtwar @ 2300-3350m, commenting that the leaves are sessile or nearly so. On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 4:23:11 AM UTC+1, ashwini wrote: > After finding a couple of plants at 2450m I was hoping to find more higher > up but to my surprise I didn't encounter a single flowering plant. Either > these ones are early and the others will flower sometime soon, or there is > only a small localised population. Please validate. > > I assume the violet-blue flower heads fade into white with age. > > *Aster thomsonii* > Mcleodganj-Triund, HP > 2450m approx. > 10-11 September 2016 > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
