Stellaria patens

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Stellaria patens D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 215 1825. (syn: Stellaria fenzliana Klotzsch; Stellaria longissima Wall.; Stellaria mollis Klotzsch);

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VOF Week: Cerastium? for id from the Trek : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)

This was shot from trek going up to Hemkunt Sahib....id please...have only two pics..

I think Stellaria, leaves should help

It is Stellaria patens D.Don (S.longissima Wall.), common in the area.

Caryophyllaceae Week: Cerastium sp.from VOF Tour: This was shot from way to Hemkund Sahib..I have only these two shots...hope to get id..

Again Stellaria, leaves would help but could be S. graminea.

It is Stellaria patens D.Don.

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 Tropicos IPNI BSI Flora of India Flora of China FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal ICIMOD JSTOR (Specimen) Plant illustrations Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)

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