Can anyone help me with identify some himalayan plants (Miyar Valley, Western Himalaya, altitude 3850 meters).
Picture with the plants I have enclosed below.
I will be obliged for any help,
Sincerely,
Michal Apollo
Plant A - looks like it could be in the Polygonum family based on the flowers and the possible appearance of an ocrea on the stem.
Plant C - looks like a member of the Lamiaceae family based on the tubular flowers
Plant F - looks like it a Fragaria species based on leaf shape, growth habit, etc.
Plant E seems to be some Geranium. Plants B and F belong to Rosaceae. Possible genera are Potentilla, Sibbaldia, or Fragaria, but resolution of the photos is not sufficient.
better to have close up images; E- Osbeckia; these can be posted in the observation interface of the http://indiabiodiversity.org/ for ID confirmation
My guesses would be:
A Polygonum sp
B & F Rosaceae, possibly Potentilla or Fragaria, as Franz says
C Yes, Lamiaceae (??Nepeta sp?)
D Potentilla sp
E Geramium sp
It may be worth trying e-flora of China on the web
a) Bistorta sp., b, c) better photo required; d) Potentilla sp.; e) Geranium cf wallichianum; f) Potentilla sp.
Thank you all so much. I added bigger resolution. I am very obliged for all your help.
Best wishes from Poland,
Michal Apollo
Now, with these bigger photos, it is clear that plant D belongs to Fabaceae. Probably this is Astragalus or Oxytropis, but without flowers or fruits it seems to be impossible to identify this plant from a photo. In a fresh plant, characters of stipules or hair types probably would be helpful.
A: Polygonum affine D. Don (or similar)
B and F: Potentilla
C: Lamiaceae
E. Geranium
The bigger photos certainly help! A is, as Jose says, Polygonum affine; C is Nepeta cf laevigata; D is Astragalus sp., E is Geranium wallichianum, and B and F, as everyone agrees, is a Potentilla. sorry about misidentifying the Astragalus as a Potentilla.
sorry i am not a botanic expert. however i was in Myar valley in 2001 and 2012, and a dozen times in Lahaul since 1990, beautiful valleys and nature!
Feico, I also have been there in 2012 (as well as in 2006 & 2013) so maybe we have met there.
I have to agree with you its a lovely place, both nature and people.
Kris, Linda, Franz, Ayyappan, Sarah, Peter, José I am very grateful for all your help. Your help is priceless for my research about zoogenic erosion in Miyar Valley.
BTW, in the future I will also ask you for help with my other research project about experimental trampling (research methodology after Cole) also in this valley.
Thank you again for all your help.
Michal
I visited the valley in 2010. I am not a botanist, but the vegetation scientists from Wildlife Insitute of India (WII) have worked on vegetation of Western Himalaya and have surveyed Myar valley.
I suggest you to personally contact them and send the pictures. Dr. G.S. Rawat- WII, Dr. Ishwari Roy- WII and Dr. Gajendra Singh, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ishwari_Rai
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gopal_Rawat
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Gajendra_Singh
A is Polygonaceae and B and F are Rosaceae. D may be Fabaceae.
A is Polygonum aff. affine. C in Lamiaceae (Scutellaria??). E is Geranium.
Try writing Richard Ree, a systematist who works at the Field Museum in Chicago. I believe that he is familiar with Tibetian plants.
Once again thank you all for your help.
Shivam, Elizabeth I definitely will contact with those persons which you have suggested. Thank you, I am very grateful for your advice and help.
Best wishes,
Michal
The pictures are useful to deduce family and genus, but confirming species is possible.
A Polygonaceae: Polygonum affine (yes)
B Rosaceae: Potentilla sp (atrosanguinea?)
C Lamiaceae: Scutellaria sp (Nepeta cf laevigata unlikely)
D Fabaceae: Astragalus sp
E Geraniaceae: Geranium sp (Geranium procurrens?)
F Rosaceae: Potentilla sp
You may consult the book "Flowers of the Himalaya" by Polunin Oleg and "Flowers of Himalaya: A Supplement" by Stainton Adam. Available on Amazon.
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