“Himalayas”

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These brilliant purple Irises grow at the Wilderness Films Estate and conservation center in the Himalaya, and were brought to India by the British over 150 years ago, by ship! Iris is a genus of 260--300 species of flowering plants with sh…

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Sorrel Sapphire forages on an Erigeron bellidioides (a wild daisy) flower at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, India.

flowers · snow

Wild flora on the Gidara trek in Uttarakhand. Dayara Bugyal along with its twin Gidara Bugyal is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India.

flowers · hills

It is native to the Himalayas, northern Burma, Tibet and Yunnan Province in China where it is typically found in shady mountain areas, mountain meadows, slopes and woodlands.

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Five Finger Cinquefoil ( Potentilla cuneata) is a small spreading perennial herb with solitary yellow flowers 1.3-2.5 cm across, borne on short stems, and with leaves with 3 small obovate leaflets which are coarsely toothed at the tip.

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Frog sitting in a Sikkim garden - can you help us identify this species of Bufo, as it displays perfect camouflage on the mottled rock that it sits on? Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

flowers · livestock

Sheep that yield High quality wool accompany a shepherd up to the high passes, going past the meadows short of Gidara, Uttarakhand.A splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district…

flowers · monsoon

Splendid natural scenery on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.

flowers · snow

Wild flora on the Gidara trek in Uttarakhand. Dayara Bugyal along with its twin Gidara Bugyal is perhaps one of the most beautiful alpine meadows in India.

flowers · monsoon

Mt. Srikanth seen from Gidara Bugyal along with Bhagirathi peaks and Kalanag peak. A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

This footage features tight, close-up shots of Bidens flowers (Bidens spp.) growing in a mountain garden in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, located in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Satyrium nepalensis, a ground orchid seen at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Like the true lilies the Daylily belongs to the Liliaceae family. However they fall into is the Hemerocallis genus and not the Lilium genus. The Hemerocallis was first described by Linneaus in his book Species Plantarum in 1753.

hills · flowers

Uttarakhand formerly known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.

wildlife · flowers

Phalanta phalantha is the Common Leopard butterfly that one can see across India, in the plains and in the middle Himalaya up to an altitude of 10, 000 feet.

flowers · hills

Betula utilis is a birch tree native to the Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The specific epithet, utilis, refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree.

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Betula utilis is a birch tree native to the Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The specific epithet, utilis, refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree.

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Betula utilis is a birch tree native to the Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The specific epithet, utilis, refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree.

flowers · hills

This time-lapse sequence captures the morning bloom of the Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) in the foothills of the Himalayas, revealing the delicate transformation from closed bud to fully open flower.

hills · flowers

The first Daffodil flower of the season, and that too in the early Himalayan winter! Plants are getting confused with the changing climate patterns, it seems, and are flowering out of season on occasion, like here at our wildfilmsindia bota…

Gangtok, Sikkim·hills · flowers

Driving towards Katao Top from Lachung in North Sikkim, India. Katao is situated in North Sikkim (India) and is nearly 144 kilometers from Gangtok.

flowers · industry

This is a common wild orchid that grows from Himachal and Uttarakhand east all the way to Arunachal Pradesh, in the Indian Himalaya. This particular specimen is growing in the New Delhi botanical garden of Wilderness Films India Ltd.

hills · flowers

Thymus linearis or wild ajwain, is a wild Himalayan flowering herb plant that grows close to the ground in the middle altitudes.

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One of the most beautiful and characteristic species of Himalayan flora, the White Rhododendron is a common sight in the higher alpine shrubberies and forests throughout the Himalayas and well-distributed within our area.