Which forest would you rather visit (and why?)
Compare the two photos in Figure 8, below, and consider the question posed in the caption. The photo on the…
Tanacetum sp could be gossypinum Hook. f. & Thoms. ex C.B. Clarke
Common name: Family: Compositae Information: Photos: K. Hewitt, Location/date TBD Sources and additional resources: GBIF Secretariat (2021). Tanacetum falconeri…
Gentiana argentea (Royle ex D. Don)
Specimen 32, Deosai plateau, blue flower at centre; Sibbaldia procumbens foliage also visible. Common name: Silver gentian Family: Gentianaceae Information:…
Euphrasia aristulata Pennell
Species with small white blossom. Common name: Family: Orobanchaceae Information: Sighted while heading back out of Baumharel field site. GBIF…
Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur
Species at far right in photo – individual with tall spiky inflorences; Also visible, Pedicularis bicoornuta, Saussurea sp; Senecio sp,…
Sibbaldia procumbens L.
Common name: Family: Rosaceae Information: Common species across the 2016 survey sites. Photos: Deosai plateau, ca. 4000 m, July 22,…
Rheum webbianum Royle
Common name: Gilgit rhubarb/ Himalayan rhubarb Family: Polygonaceae Information: “Variable species, particularly the leaf size and plant height. Grows on…
Thymus linearis Benth.
Common name: Thyme Family: Lamiaceae Information: Photo: Deosai plateau interior; rocky dry, frost-heaved area, ca 4000 m; July 22, 2016….
Saxifraga sibirica L.
Common name: Saxifrage Family: Saxifragaceae Information: Photo: NE edge of Deosai plateau, mesic N facing slope along surveyed transect. ca…
Pedicularis pectinata Wall.ex Benth.
Lousewort (left) next to Common dandelion (right, yellow blossom) Common name: Lousewort Family: Orobanchaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae) Information: Photo: Deosai Plateau,…