hi, could it be Chives (disambiguation). German name Schnittlauch a very common kitchen heb in Germany and Europe. smells like garlic but not so strong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chives Regards Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: Sushmita Jha To: indiantreepix Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:28 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:13466] Plants of Ladakh - ID Request1 - 19Jun09:SJ
Dear all, I returned a week ago from a two-week (27th May - 11th June) holiday in Ladakh. We covered some of eastern (Tangste, Pangong Tso) and southern (Hanle, Tso Kar&Moriri, Chumathang) Ladakh and drove back via the Leh-Srinagar highway, so a fair bit of western Ladakh too. Altitudes ranged from nearly 18,000 (skipped Khardungla as I had been there last time) to about 10,000 ft. The distant mountains from Leh (11,500 ft) were snow-capped and higher altitudes like Chang La were snow-bound. Farming at lower ranges and near rivers was in full swing and near Kargil the wheat and barley were about 3 ft tall. It would be fair to say that the weather was pre-spring to summer depending on the area. Some mountain sides and valleys in the more arid regions looked greenish or yellow and a closer inspection revealed grass just beginning to sprout. Flora in this cold desert is indeed very different, though one did encounter some cold temperate trees/shrubs, e.g. willow, poplar, lilac, etc. Starting my posts with a few garden/potted plants seen in a hotel in Leh. Would be most grateful for ID help. Thank you. Sushmita Jha --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
