GeoPooch Sobachka - Oct 21, 2008 7:09 pm - Voted 10/10
Beautiful Irisand a good addition to this SP album!
Afzal - Oct 22, 2008 1:35 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Beautiful IrisThanks for your kind information.
Best regards, Afzal
Chris Chadwell - May 2, 2018 10:07 am - Hasn't voted
Iris hookerianaStewart, in his ‘An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Pakistan & Kashmir’ records this as the common purple iris of alpine meadows in N.Pakistan and Kashmir @ 2100-4200m; gregarious and spreading as it is left by grazing animals but Thakur Rup Chand in Lahaul says it is relished as hay (or at least the Iris which grows there - which is probably Iris kemaonensis - there remains confusion as to how to distinguish between the two species). Recorded from Chitral, Swat, Astor, Dras, Gilgit, Hazara, Poonch.
Although this is a good photo (apart from the shadow at bottom). . PLEASE, each time you post, provide an approximate elevation (exact not necessary), approximate location in terms of nearest village, pass, lake or whatever and DO ALSO photograph the leaves (foliage) as well as flowers - otherwise it can be IMPOSSIBLE to arrive at a definite identification. Ideally, take SEVERAL photos per specimen showing flowers (front and underneath), foliage (top surface and underneath), habitat shot and habit of plant - I realise this requires greater effort but once a methodical approach is adopted, it is straightforward to do and does not take that long (though hard-going at extreme elevations.....but having taken the time, effort and expense to get to these lovely places, worth getting the most out of it and helping the study of Pakistan flora); nowadays with digital cameras and small memory cards (which can accept large numbers of images) and small batteries, this can readily be done. When I began exploring the Himalaya in the 1980s, one used slide-film, which was expensive, so only 1 or 2 photos could be taken per plant and a tripod plus macro-lens was needed for close-up images of flowers. That has all changed. If anyone reading this is heading to the Himalaya in the coming years and would welcome further advice about securing a good set of images of the flora seen (sufficient to enable me to provide identifications), do get in touch. NO charge! Founder & Editor Himalayan Plant Association shpa.org.uk
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