Whilst Taraxacum eriopodum has been recorded from near Muktinath, Mustang District, Upper Kali Gandaki, I must express reservations about naming dandelions from just one or two general images only.
Taraxacum is SUCH a challenging genus and so poorly studied in the Himalaya that I am not in a position to speculate much. It is doubtful that these two images NOT showing close-up detail could reliably be DETERMINED by those with specialist knowledge of the genus. IF such a person exists, then they would need to be consulted. It is always possible that certain distinctive features are visible in this image. In the UK we tend to avoid this genus or seek help from specialists. Returning to T.eriopodum, this is included in 'Flora of Mustang' (2008) indeed is the ONLY dandelion the authors record. They say this species is found in meadows or sandy slopes @ 2100-4600m ranging from the Tibetan plateau to W & E Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Assam & W.China. I shall post separately about ATTEMPTING to identify Taraxacums. On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:59:52 AM UTC, Saroj Kumar Kasaju wrote: > Dear Members, > > Location: Muktinath, Mustang, Nepal > Altitude: 12400 ft. > Date: 20 April 2013 > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
