Saussurea atkinsonii C.B.Clarke, Comp. Ind. 226. 226 . ;
ASTERACEAE Fortnight Part 2-Discoid heads: Saussurea atkinsonii from Uttarakhand_DSR_14 : Attachments (1). 3 posts by 2 authors. Saussurea atkinsonii C.B.Clarke is an endemic species of alpine Western Himalaya from Uttarakhand to J & K. It is listed in IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants 1997 as 'Indeterminate'. I have seen only two populations of this species in Garhwal region at an altitude of 4200- 4500m altitude. The photograph is a reproduction of my old photograph taken with optical camera way back in 90’s. I hope it still survives there. I have one herbarium specimen from Apharwat, Kashmir at alt of 3200 m
Last month I managed a short trekking to Kedarnath and adjacent area where I saw Saussurea atkinsonii at about 4400m elevation. The snow and rain for the last few days made the colour of flowers a bit dull. However, I was happy to see this plant flourishing well there as this species is not common and listed in IUCN Redlist of 1995. It is always exciting to see a rare species after a long time, nearly two and a half decades in this case. Sharing these pics to accompany my earlier and solitary picture (of 1990's taken with optical camera) in eFI. Thanks a lot ... for these rare pics, nice to see....!! Always a delight and often a pleasant surprise to see you finding. References: |
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