Arabidopsis himalaica from Apharwat, Kashmir

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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 4, 2011, 1:33:55 AM9/4/11
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Arabidopsis himalaica (Edgew.) O.E. Schulz in Engl., Pflanzenr. 86 (IV. 105): 283. 1924
Syn: Arabis himalaica Edgew., Arabis rupestre Edgew., Sisymbrium himalaicum (Edgew.) Hook. f. & Thoms.,
              Sisymbrium rupestre (Edgew.) Hook. f. & Thoms.

Much branched herb, branches from base, densely hispid with simple and branched hairs; leaves coarsely toothed, upper stem-clasping, elliptic; flowers lilac, in  distinctly bracteate crowded  raceme; fruit linear, 15-40 mm long, 1 mm broad, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.

Common in Khillenmarg and Apharwat mountain slopes in Kashmir, growing among rocks. Photographed in June, 2011.



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Tanay Bose

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Sep 4, 2011, 1:52:39 AM9/4/11
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Nice to see a himalayan countepart of this 
famous plant
Tanay

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Tabish

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Sep 4, 2011, 1:54:14 AM9/4/11
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The name seems to have undergone a revision. The current name is
Crucihimalaya himalaica.
- Tabish

On Sep 4, 10:33 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Arabidopsis himalaica* (Edgew.) O.E. Schulz in Engl., Pflanzenr. 86 (IV.
> 105): 283. 1924
> Syn: *Arabis* *himalaica* Edgew., *Arabis* *rupestre* Edgew., *Sisymbrium* *
> himalaicum* (Edgew.) Hook. f. & Thoms.,
>               *Sisymbrium* *rupestre* (Edgew.) Hook. f. & Thoms.
>
> Much branched herb, branches from base, densely hispid with simple and
> branched hairs; leaves coarsely toothed, upper stem-clasping, elliptic;
> flowers lilac, in  distinctly bracteate crowded  raceme; fruit linear, 15-40
> mm long, 1 mm broad, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
>
> Common in Khillenmarg and Apharwat mountain slopes in Kashmir, growing among
> rocks. Photographed in June, 2011.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
>  Arabidopsis-himalaica-Khillenmarg-Kashmir-1.jpg
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>  Arabidopsis-himalaica-Khillenmarg-Kashmir-2.jpg
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>  Arabidopsis-himalaica-Khillenmarg-Kashmir-3.jpg
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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 4, 2011, 3:17:00 AM9/4/11
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Thanks for update Tabish ji




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