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Re: Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
« Reply #45 on: January 22, 2015, 02:53:47 PM »
Exploration Grant recipient's  report:

For the  full  report on his trip to the Baglung, Rukum and Dolpa regions districts of North-west Nepal in 2014  by Alan who received an exploration  grant from the SRGC  click HERE ( pdf file is approx. 4.51MB)


Herb rich sub-alpine pasture at Phalgune


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Re: Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
« Reply #46 on: January 22, 2015, 03:03:02 PM »
Exploration Grant recipient's  report:

For the  full  report on his trip to the Baglung, Rukum and Dolpa regions districts of North-west Nepal in 2014  by Alan who received an exploration  grant from the SRGC  click HERE ( pdf file is approx. 4.51MB)

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Herb rich sub-alpine pasture at Phalgune

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Re: Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
« Reply #47 on: January 22, 2015, 03:06:09 PM »
I'm only just above sea-level, Al - no altitude sickness to slow me down!  ;)


By the way, Folks- please remember Alan's reports in the form on his Darchula Trip:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9543.0 - all very interesting 
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Re: Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
« Reply #48 on: February 09, 2015, 03:25:14 PM »
Ok its been a while since I posted anything. So these next few images are from when we dropped from 4534m (14800ft) at the Jangla Bhanjang to Beluwa at 2334m (7650ft) and the Thuli Bheri Nadi river. The drop into Dolpa district meant we were now in the markedly drier Transhimalaya.




Clematis graveolens




Clematis tibetana brevipes


Clematis grata



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Re: Flora of Nepal expedition 2014- Baglung, Rukum, Dolpa.
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2015, 03:43:58 PM »
We followed the Thuli Bheri nadi until we met confluence with the Suli gad which marked the beginning for the Phoksumdo National park.

As I said in the report the inital bit of the national park is really trashed. However once you reach the treeline the mix forest was something special, huge old specimens Cupressus tortuosa.


Cupressus tortuosa




Anemone vitifolia


Platystemma violoides


Suli Gad riverine forest.
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