Ranunculaceae Week: Anemone obtusiloba from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Anemone obtusiloba D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 149 1825.

syn: Anemone discolor Royle; Anemone multisepala Qureshi & Chaudhri; Anemone neelamiana Qureshi & Chaudhri

Perennial herb of temperate and alpine climates with basal rosette of leaves and white to blue flowers on a long scape, an involucre of 3-fid leaves present below and far removed from solitary or rarely 2-3 flowers. Photographed from Khillenmarg meadow in Kashmir in June, 2010. 

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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/

[Nidhan Singh]

Thanks a lot sir, for such a beautiful start of the week. I have never
been to such higher altitudes, all the plants from that area will be
new for me.

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Regards,

Dr. Nidhan Singh
Department of Botany
I.B. (PG) College
Panipat-132103 Haryana
Ph.: 09416371227

[Balkar Arya]

Very Beautifull flowers Sir

Thanks for sharing

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Dinesh Valke]

Anemone obtusiloba D.Don

uh-NEM-oh-nee -- wind
ob-too-sih-LOH-ba -- having blunt lobes

commonly known as: Himalayan thimbleweed • Lepcha: jarlyoung reep • Nepali: रतनजोत ratanjot • Tamang: rikabe

Native to: Himalayas (2000 - 3400 m)

Viewed:  02 JUN 08 ... between Marhi and Rohtang La, Himachal Pradesh

  


Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Another nice set of photographs, Dinesh ji

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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/