VoF Week :: DV :: 03 AUG 12 - 1245 :: lilac-coloured flowers along Hemakund - Ghangaria trail

[Dinesh Valke]

3 AUG 12 Hemakund - Ghangaria trail ... about 13500 ft

Dear friends, ID please. Habitat: sloping meadow Habit: small herb, about 50 - 60 cm high; flower about 5 mm across

Regards. Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Basal leaves are very important in this genus, but upper three-lobed leaves suggest Valeriana jatamansii.

Hope basal leaves are simple and cordate at base.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Gurcharan ji.
I could not find any photo showing the basal leaves.
I am almost convinced of V. jatamansii.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Satish Phadke]

Another uncommon family member. Valerianaceae.
Dr Satish Phadke

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[Dinesh Valke]

Gurcharan ji, ... putting a cropped photo, hopefully giving us a picture of basal leaves of the above posted plant. (Had overseen it during earlier digging).
It also is in line with Prashant's upload at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/indiantreepix/vgBApujDwOU/yxTF9CHw0ZYJ

Regards.
Dinesh

[Balkar Singh]

May be Valeriana pyrolifolia

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Dr Balkar Singh
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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much Balkar ji for this probable ID.
Now we have two probable IDs: Valeriana himalayana / Valeriana pyrolifolia

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Not pyrolaefolia in which cauline leaves like basal leaves are not lobed,

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=53996&flora_id=5 

V. himalayana the leaves are narrower and narrowed at base, although cauline leaves are trifid.

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=53998&flora_id=5

I think V. jatamansi, as lowermost leaves appear cordate, perhaps another better view of basal leaves should help

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=53995&flora_id=5 

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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/ 

[Umeshkumar Tiwari]

Dear All,

I think, it could be Valeriana fedtsehenkoi ??? or himalyana???

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[Dinesh Valke]

Many thanks Umesh ji for adding a possible ID for consideration.

Gurcharan ji, ... attached is further cropped version to view the basal leaf alone. Hope it helps.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Dinesh ji

Had seen this earlier, but thought the upper cordate base leaf (saw several of them in your original photograph) are basal and this slightly higher leaf.

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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/ 

[Dinesh Valke]

Gurcharan ji,

Attaching cropped versions of one of the above photo to show the upper-most and mid-level leaves.
The mid-level seem to be lobed kind of the basal leaves.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dinesh ji

If these are basal and midcauline leaves, then it goes with V. himalayana. Also the single plant habit goes with this species.

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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/ 

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very very much for this ID, Gurcharan ji.
Regards.
Dinesh