ID requested VOF

Rakesh

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Dec 22, 2010, 8:46:55 AM12/22/10

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Valley of flowers is at an altitude of around 4000 mtrs. and having an extremely cold snowy weather. The photo was taken in June 2007. Normally the flowering season is August onwards.

Rakesh

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Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 22, 2010, 11:16:55 AM12/22/10

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Thanks for sharing. This is an orchid
Cephlanthera longifolia....available in VoF. I think I can make out
from the pic where U have seen this.
BTW VoF is not located at 4000m but at around 3600m. Hemkunt is at 4100-4200m.

Regards
Pankaj

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Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Dec 27, 2010, 12:14:47 PM12/27/10

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Cephalanthera longifolia (family: Orchidaceae).
Apologies for wrong spelling.
Pankaj

On Dec 22, 9:16 pm, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing. This is an orchid
> Cephlanthera longifolia....available in VoF. I think I can make out
> from the pic where U have seen this.
> BTW VoF is not located at 4000m but at around 3600m. Hemkunt is at 4100-4200m.
>
> Regards
> Pankaj
>

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