Thanks a lot, Chadwell ji. On 5 Jan 2017 1:39 p.m., "[email protected]" < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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.
