Primula munroi

This has been correctly identified by the … but there has been a nomenclatural change it is now Primula munroi.

Commonly known as the ‘White Marsh Primula’ this species is typically white but is often much more colourful on the Rohtang Pass. In the mid-1980s there was a low wet cliff at about 3600m fed by a large seepage area, where I was able to stop the vehicle which transported members of the botanical tours I led en route to Miyah Nullah, Lahoul, to photograph what I knew as Primula involucrata then. Sadly, this area has been bulldozed away (don’t think it has helped the drainage much) but it remains a widespread plant.

I last saw it in flower in Mustang district of Nepal above Muktinath a few years ago.

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This is correctly identified but there has been a nomenclatural change – it is now Primula munroi.  Commonly known as the ‘White Marsh Primula’ this species is typically white but often much more colourful on the Rohtang Pass.  Flowers of the Himalaya record it from streamsides & marshes @ 3000-4500m from Pakistan to SW China.  I last saw it in flower in Mustang district of Nepal just above Muktinath.

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Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (incl. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: Primulaceae-Species from Spiti valley::SMP3 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2).

Thanks … I was reading descriptions of different species of Primula since afternoon and was trying to match with posted pictures and sharing some of it on the group. First time I am observing the calyx and corolla tube clearly which is mentioned in most species descriptions. Thanks for sharing .

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Beautiful pics. I have seen it in Kedarnath area along streams and flowers vary from pink to almost white.

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Thank you every one for your appreciation.