Eriocaulon nepalense var. luzulifolium (Mart.) Praj. & J.Parn., Kew Bull. 67: 664 (2012) (syn: Eriocaulon kathmanduense Satake; Eriocaulon lepidum T.Koyama; Eriocaulon luzulifolium Mart.; Eriocaulon papuanum P.Royen; Eriocaulon pseudonepalense Satake; Eriocaulon pumilio Hook.f.);

Eriocaulon pumilio (Eriocaulaceae) from Uttarakhand: Sep. 2017_DSR_05 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

This tiny annual herb was photographed on 3^rd September 2017 in our trekking to Ralam- Barjikang Pass in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It was growing with mosses on moist and steep rock face (2500m approx.). Tired of the tough ascending track after Pilthi Gad (stream) I was not able to focus the image properly. Fortunately, I collected few specimens which are later photographed in Pantnagar.

This identity is based on the Flora of Chamoli (Naithani 1984) and the type available in K:

However, the opinion of experts is also invited for validation or otherwise.

It is new for eFI and no images are available in google search.

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