Rosaceae Week: Potentilla gerardiana_RKC03_04102011

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Dear all,

Potentilla gerardiana for you.

Loc.: On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500m)

Date: 10th August, 2010.

Regards,
Ritesh.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Ritesh ji

I think we need to investigate it further. To me it looks as if basal leaves belong to Acomastylis elata (Geum elatum; Sieversia elata). Surely they don't belong to P. gerardiana., although upper leaves are surely of Potentilla. I wish you could find lower leaves of the plant to confirm identification

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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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Oh..thanks for the information sir!

Unfortunately, I don't have other photographs showing basal leaves!

Will check the literature further.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Ritesh.

[Ritesh Kumar Choudhary]

Dear Sir,

Sri Krishan Lal ji from Himachal Pradesh has also identified this plant to be as Acomastylis elata (=Geum elatum).

Thanks again.

Regards,
Ritesh.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks Ritesh ji

The search for Potentilla fragaroides is that means on. Let me scan my database.

-- 
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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/