Sikkim plant (Dactylicapnos)
Elevation: 906 meters.
Elevation: 906 meters.
Elevation: 1150 meters.
Elevation: 1150 meters.
Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.
Prickly Blue Poppy is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome to 5800 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to North Myanmar and Qinghai.
Prickly Blue Poppy is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome to 5800 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to North Myanmar and Qinghai.
Elevation: 4831 meters.
Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.
Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to 5300 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue to purple. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.
The Satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 4029 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.
Elevation: 2973 meters. Native range is Himalaya.
The satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 3716 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.
The satin poppy is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome to 4400 meters elevation. Elevation: 3716 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to South Tibet.
Meconopsis simplicifolia is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome, up to well above 5000 meters elevation. The flower varies from light-blue seen here, to purple. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is Central Nepal to Bhutan and South Tibet.
What a surprise! In UV this bright flower is completely dark!
This is an invasive weed on Socotra, and is able to thrive and in some areas dominate. This is one of many plants I found on the beach of Detwah in the west of the island, and was the only one I found in bloom.
This is an invasive weed on Socotra, and is able to thrive and in some areas dominate. This is one of many plants I found on the beach of Detwah in the west of the island, and was the only one I found in bloom.