Dear Sir, Both seems to be Phleum alpinum. The difference could be mainly because of grazing impact and also of course season, altitude, soil depth, etc. Regards... Manoj Chandran
On Monday, August 27, 2012 8:58:13 AM UTC+5:30, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > I had collected both Phleum alpinum and P. himalaicum from Kashmir, if the > identification is correct they are clearly different from above plant. I am > attaching photographs of both here. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 10:08 AM, manoj chandran > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hai ! >> Phleum alpinum is a perennial grass and the inflorescence is ovoid. This >> grass found in VoF seems to be an annual and the inflorescence is several >> times longer than broad. Phleum alpinum is also found in the valley, but >> this one seems to be different. I had also collected this from VoF in 2000 >> and had placed it under Phleum himalaicum, though the description of >> P.himalaicum in different books do not completely match, especially w.r.t. >> length of awns. >> Regards... >> Manoj Chandran >> >> >> On Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:38:05 PM UTC+5:30, Thingnam Girija wrote: >>> >>> Alpine Cat Tail >>> Phleum alpinum >>> Photographed from Valley of Flowers, in June >>> Girija >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > --
