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Rhododendron arboreum: One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand. It is extremely variable in stature, hardiness, flower color and leaf characteristics.

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Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) are very similar looking to the Michaelmas daisies. They prosper in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India.

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A leafy plant with a showy bloom, this is a Lily of open slopes and moist alpine ground from Himachal Pradesh and through Garhwal-Kumaon.

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A small aromatic shrublet with small clusters of 2-5 pink, dull purple or, less often, yellowish flowers each 2-3 cm. across. The leaves are dominant at the ends of the branches.

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Himalayan Heather is a small branched tufted shrub which can grow to a foot high. Many stems are clustered together in parallel.

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A large genus of over 60 species, many differing by minute botanical characters. It is easy to identify plants as belonging among the Gentians by the characteristic shape of the flowers - the corolla being funnel- shaped and longer than the…

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A perennial, widespread and gregarious herb with flowers that measures 2-5cm. across and range in color from white to deep blue and in the higher reaches of Kashmir attain a rich buttercup-yellow.

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A common resident of shady ravines, rocky ledges and moist well-shaded slopes, this plant may be readily identified by the white, pink or purple flowers that grow in a spreading dense cluster or by thick, elliptic glossy leaves that hug the…

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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.

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Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.

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One of the prettiest Himalayan alpines, the Kumaon Iris is a common sight on alpine meadows, pasture lands and open slopes throughout our range.

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Rosa brunonii, the Himalayan Musk Rose, is commonly seen among shrubberies throughout our area, between 1200 and 2500m.

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Ruby cinquefoil has very beautiful leaves with a silvery sheen and silvery edges. They contrast beautifully with the blood red flowers. The plants form clumps of relatively tidy leaves from which the flower spikes rise in all directions.

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Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.

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A large genus of over 60 species, many differing by minute botanical characters. It is very easy to identify plants as belonging among the Gentians by the characteristic shape of the flowers- the corolla being funnel-shaped and longer than…

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Wild Peonies growing on the road between Joshimath and Auli, in Uttarakhand, India. A tall, almost shrubby plant that attracts attention by way of its large showy white or pinkish flowers with deep yellow stamens and large deeply-cut leaves…

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A perennial, widespread and gregarious herb with flowers that measures 2-5cm. across and range in colour from white to deep blue and higher reaches of Kashmir attain a rich buttercup-yellow.

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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.

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Kashmir Corydalis is a charming, delicate perennial herb with 3-8 sky-blue flowers with darker blue tips. The flowers are borne in lax cluster on top of the stem. Flowers turn pale when dried.

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A gregarious shrublet, commonly present in alpine shrubberies, and often forming a peripheral shrubbery around a dense thicket of R. campanulatum and often growing in the protection of a stand of Betula utilis.

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Anemones don't have real petals, but have sepals which look like petals. This flower has four (also five) obovate-oblong sepals, which makes it look like clematis. It is a robust perennial with erect hairy stems growing up to 1-2.5 ft.

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Blue Himalayan Anemone is a perennial herb which is very variable, with 2-5 cm buttercup flowers in colors white, blue or yellow. Flowers are borne on short spreading, tufted stems about 5-15 cm long.

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Moorcroft's Corydalis is a perennial, glaucous herb, 15-30 cm tall. Rootstock is long, 1-2 cm in diameter at tip, often branched, crowned with residual petiolar bases.