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Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
Maggi Young:
Alan's blog post "Into the Flora of megadiverse Himalayas" http://researchhimalaya.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/the-flora-of-nepal-project/
alanelliott:
--- Quote from: johnw on December 19, 2014, 12:52:08 PM ---Alan - Great to follow this expedition.
Is there a chance we will get to see the Rhododendron lepidotum? Is it not the highest altitude rhodo, but not necassarily so very hardy?
johnw
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John sorry for taking a while to reply.
Rhododendron lepidotum in Nepal has an altitudinal range from 2000m - 4650m (6500ft - 15,000ft). We saw it around Kayam at 2600m in an open ridge in Quercus forest and also up at 4300-4400m sub-alpine grassland. Up at that highest altitude they will be under a thick blanket of snow to thermally insulate them from the worst of the cold. So yes not the most hardy despite the altitude.
Habitat
Rhododendron lepidodtum
johnw:
Alan - Thanks for the pictures, they were well worth the wait. Marvelous colour. That's quite an increible altitudinal range, the lower elevations are a surprise. I do find it hard to imagine a small-leafed lepidote growing in oak woods though, were those woods open to plenty of sunlight?
johnw - -11c & brilliant sunshine
alanelliott:
--- Quote from: johnw on January 06, 2015, 01:54:21 PM ---Alan - Thanks for the pictures, they were well worth the wait. Marvelous colour. That's quite an increible altitudinal range, the lower elevations are a surprise. I do find it hard to imagine a small-leafed lepidote growing in oak woods though, were those woods open to plenty of sunlight?
johnw - -11c & brilliant sunshine
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It is possible that they were some sort of "amenity planting" at the deurali. Even so it was growing happily.
Rhododendron lepidotum growing where the porters were resting.
Al
ichristie:
Hello Alan once again some fantastic plants and information wish I were with you, cheers Ian the Christie kind
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