Overview of Indian Plants

Saussurea simsoniana (Field & Gardn.) Lipsch. Asteraceae Small densely wooly herbs exposed, sometime pink wooly; achene very small warted or wrinkled. Fl. & Fr.: August-September. Elevation: 4000-5000m

Fritillaria roylei Hook. Liliaceae Glabrous bulbous herbs; leaves liner-lanceolate; 3-6 in a whorl; flower yellow-green solitary or 2-4 in racemes. Fl. & Fr.: June-October. Elevation: 2800-4000m.

Allium humile Kunth, Liliaceae Bulbs Cylendrical; leaves narrow, flat; flower white; segments reflexed. Fl. & Fr.: June-August. Elevation: 3500-3900m.

Gastrichilus distichus (Lindl.) Kuntz. Orchidaceae. Pseudobulbs branching, slender; herbs leafy; leaves fleshy, green, brown spotted, narrowly-lanceolate, acuminate, flowers green, spotted brown. Fl. & Fr.: May-June. Elevation: 200-2000m.

Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook. Orchidaceae Suberect sulcate herbs, leaves oblong lanceolate, acuminate; flowers yellow; lip fimbriate. Fl. & Fr.: May-July. Elevation: 1000-1700m.