Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Claire Cockcroft on November 12, 2017, 03:24:15 AM
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After sorting through 1500 pictures and identifying most plants, I am puzzled by these three little white flowers. I hope someone can help. I feel like I should be able to recognize them.
Thank you!
"unknown-white-1" was seen in Gangtok.
"unknown-white-2 & -2-1" was seen near the Ringi River. It had fuzzy yellow stamens.
"unknown-white-3 & 3-1" was seen near Lachung.
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The second and third images show Streptolirion volubile which is common at mid-elevations through the Himalaya into Vietnam and China. In Arunachal some of the forms had very well-marked leaves with dark brown-red chevrons.
The last two might be something in the Plantaginaceae, but I cannot figure it out at the moment.
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Thank you. Streptolirion volubile is not in any of my reference books -- which are few -- and is new to me. Photos on the web show pretty dramatic leaves. The one plant I saw had just plain leaves.
...Claire