Who knows we may have both in Himalayas. The two plants uploaded cropped by Dinesh ji look definitely different, first suggestive of Sibbaldia cuneata and second with taller habit and shorter petals S. procumbens
Perhaps we need to keep our eyes open when we go to alpine Himalayas next time, important in light of confusion in literature. -- 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 Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much Tabish for the clarity. > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 8:23 PM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This should be *Sibbaldia cuneata* Hornem. ex Kuntze >> Sibbaldia parviflora Edgw. is a synonym. >> *Sibbaldia* *procumbens* L. is not an Indian plant. The representation >> at Flora of Pakistan probably needs revision. - Tabish >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > -- > > > > --
