It is Saussurea hypoleuca.
Pankaj
> I think it matches with* Saussurea deltoidea* from Concise Flowers of
> Himalayas by Oleg Polunin & Adam Stainton. Saussurea hypoleuca is not
> mentioned in the book.
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> On 30 November 2010 14:43, Pankaj Kumar <
sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Pankaj
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> > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM, J.M. Garg <
jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Wild Herb captured on 13/8/10 during the trek from Ghangaria (around
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> > > ft.) to Hemkunt Sahib (around 14000 ft.).
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> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* &
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