Archive for 'Saxifragaceae'

Saxifraga georgei

Saxifraga georgei

Saxifraga georgei is found in Sikkim’s alpine biomes. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Central & East Himalaya to China.

Saxifraga brachypoda

Saxifraga brachypoda

Saxifraga brachypoda is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3874 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Myanmar.

Saxifraga brachypoda

Saxifraga brachypoda

Saxifraga brachypoda is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 5000 meters elevation. Elevation: 3721 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and Myanmar.

Saxifraga saginoides

Saxifraga saginoides

Saxifraga saginoides is found in Sikkim’s alpine biome to 6000 meters elevation. Elevation: 4831 meters. Native range is Himalaya to South Tibet.

Micranthes pallida

Micranthes pallida

Micranthes pallida is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome. Elevation: 3953 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Central China.

Micranthes pallida

Micranthes pallida

Micranthes pallida is found in Sikkim’s subalpine biome. Elevation: 3953 meters. Native range is Himalaya to Central China.

Saxifraga brunonis

Saxifraga brunonis

Saxifraga brunonis is found in Sikkim’s temperate to alpine biomes to 5600 meters elevation. Elevation: 3636 meters. Native range is Himalaya to China and North Myanmar.

Bergenia purpurascens

Bergenia purpurascens

Bergenia purpurascens is f ound in Sikkim’s alpine biome to about 4700 meters elevation. Elevation: 3789 meters. Native range is Central Himalaya to China and Myanmar.

Hvitbergknapp - White Stonecrop (Sedum album)

Hvitbergknapp – White Stonecrop (Sedum album)

Hvitbergknappen vokser spredt på Fyrsteilene og trives der nesten ingen andre arter klarer seg. Denne vokser stor og livskraftig i skråningen ned mot båthavna.

Rakbergknapp (Phedimus aizoon)

Rakbergknapp (Phedimus aizoon)

En dekorativ plante også utenom blomstringen. De tykke bladene har både form og farge som gjør seg i stenbed og som her i klosterruinen på Hovedøya. Naturlig utbredelse i Sibir til Kina og Japan.

Saxifraga boussingaultii

Saxifraga boussingaultii

The Condoriri park was a treasure trove of plant species, and I wish I had several days here, as my few hours was far from enough to explore all the incredible miniature plants growing here. Altitude: 4638 metres. Native range is Bolivia and Ecuador.