Himalayan Wild Flower Rhapsody

July 18, 2013November 6, 2017 ~ Lalitha Krishnan ~ Leave a comment

Wild flowers from the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Ladakh.

Some grow at 7000 ft while a few of these are alpine flowers that I came across on treks at around 12,000-14,000 ft.

Rhododendron — Rhododendron. Locals make juice and jam with the petals

Seen at Bekal Tal

Daphne — Daphne. The bark is used to make paper.

Pedicularis

Kind of Thistle — Kind of Thistle: Onopordum acanthium?

Fan Kamal/Saussurea graminifolia

Potentilla

Brahma Kamal/Saussurea obvallata

Field of Bistorta

Fungi not flower but so pretty...wild mushrooms — Fungi not flower but so pretty…wild mushrooms on a rotting tree trunk.

Zephyranthes

Meconopsis; Blue Himalayan Poppy in the UBC Botanical Garden (jmeyersforeman.wordpress.com)