Flowers of Himalaya
HIMALAYAN FLEECEFLOWER
Common name: Himalayan Fleeceflower, Himalayan knotweed
Botanical name: Polygonum affine Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
Synonyms: Persicaria affinis, Polygonum brunonis, Polygonum donianum
Himalayan Fleeceflower is low creeping densely tufted
mat-forming alpine herb, with narrow elliptic leaves which are glaucous beneath,
and with cylindrical spikes of many pale or deep pink flowers, borne at the top
of short erect stems. Flower-spikes are 5-7.5 cm long, with densely crowded
flowers. Stamens slightly protrude out of the flowers. Leaves are mostly at the
base, 3-8 cm long, with the base narrowed to a short stalk. Leaf margins are
entire or very finely toothed. The mid-vein is prominent. Flowering stems are
several, 5-25 cm tall, with very few smaller leaves. Himalayan Fleeceflower is
found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to E. Nepal, at altitudes of 3000-4800
m. Flowering: June-September.
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