Archive for 'Caprifoliaceae'

Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)

Himalayan Whorlflower (Morina longifolia)

Taraxacum sikkimense is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4300 meters elevation. Elevation: 3468 meters. Native range is North Pakistan to Himalaya and South Tibet.

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3948 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri

Bassecoia hookeri is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 4900 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China.

Morina nepalensis

Morina nepalensis

Morina nepalensis is found in sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4029 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet and North Myanmar.

Rødknapp (Knautia arvensis)

Rødknapp (Knautia arvensis)

Engene på Hovedøya er et fantastisk skue når det er nok nedbør som det har vært hittil i år. Her er det et området der rødknapp dominerer, men her skimtes mange andre arter også. Naturlig utbredelse i Europa til Sibir, nordlige Kaukasus.

Valeriana microphylla

Valeriana microphylla

Leathery, thick, shiny and geometrically arranged leaves. In addition to this, each and every leaf has an artistic burgundy droplet on the tip! Altitude 3720 metres. Its native range is Colombia to Peru.

Valeriana microphylla

Valeriana microphylla

Easy to see when in bloom, and when in groups like here. They were in many stages – from almost past blooming to just buds, so they are a source of food for insects for quite some time. Very hard to get a sharp image here, as it was very windy! Altitude 3720 metres. Its […]