Arabidopsis mollissima from Sonamarg, Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Arabidopsis mollissima (C. A. Mey.) N. Busch, Fl. Sib. et Or. Extr. 1 : 136. 1913

syn: Arabis rupicola Kyrl.,  Sisymbrium mollissimum C.A. Mey., Sisymbrium thomsonii Hook. f.

Perennial herb distinct from A. himalaica in mostly unbranched stem and racemes ebracteate; often densely pubescent with simple and branched hairs, rarely almost glabrous; cauline leaves lanceolate or oblong-ovate, sessile, auricled at base, amplexicaul, usually dentate, much smaller than the radical leaves; all leaves densely pubescent or canescent.; racemes 20-40-flowered, ebracteate, rarely 1-4 bracteate below, up to 20 cm long in fruit; flowers white or pinkish; pedicels usually 10-15 mm long in fruit, spreading, filiform; fruit 20-45 mm long, 1-1.5 mm broad, usually erect on ± spreading pedicels. 

Photographed in June from Sonamarg, Kashmir, growing among rocks and boulders.

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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.
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[Gurcharan Singh]

As suggested by Tabish ji for another species, I checked this one. The name has changed to

Crucihimalaya mollissima (C.A.Mey.) Al-Shehbaz, 

O'Kane & R.A.Price, Novon 9: 299, 1999

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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/ 

[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir for pics and recent development

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Regards

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