Thermopsis barbata

Pankaj Kumar

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13 Jul 2010, 3:35:50 pm13/07/10

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Thermopsis barbata Benth. Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 196. 1835.

Family: Fabaceae
Location: Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh

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Pankaj

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tanay bose

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14 Jul 2010, 12:05:59 am14/07/10

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FOI link for the plant

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Black%20Pea.html

Tentative description from

Eflora of China http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=132798

Eflora of Pakistan http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200012335

Tanay

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Satish Phadke

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14 Jul 2010, 12:29:20 am14/07/10

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Very nice plant. A different flower colour indeed.
This reminds me of my trip to Spiti valley last Jun. I had a chance to capture some of these flowers near Rohtang pass due to Traffic jam on the road.
Adding my plant posted earlier
Dr Phadke

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tanay bose

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14 Jul 2010, 12:35:28 am14/07/10

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Nice catch satish ji
the colors are really vibrant
thanks for the post
tanay

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