Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around 11,000 ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).
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Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae)
Research Associate
Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project
Department of Habitat Ecology
Wildlife Institute of India
Post Box # 18
Dehradun - 248001, India
Resurfacing again for ID
Earlier feedback
Singh ji..................................I think same Cicerbita macrorhiza, uploaded in another mail.
Me.............................But this one is different from the earlier plant as at link
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/d5fccae1eff9f43f/3a7c9a0734a4c28c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Cicerbita+#3a7c9a0734a4c28c
Pankaj ji..........................I have doubts about the identity. Heads are sessile. I though Cicerita will have stalked heads.
Singh ji ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes Pankaj ji, that is true. The leaves, habit and pubescence on fruiting heads looks similar. Let us explore further.
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