Cassiope fastigiata

Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don , Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156 1834. (Syn: Andromeda fastigiata Wall.);

 

 

 

In our area this plant is used to cure burns. 

 

Yes, Cassiope fastigiata. Thanks for sharing.
I found it in Valley of Flowers on way to Hemkunt Sahib at around 4000m asl in beginning of the month of July.

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Andromeda fastigiata Wall. in Asiat. Research. 13: 394. 1820.

Current pic taken on way to Hem Kunt Sahib

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I have so many collections of this alpine plants, but unfortunately no photograph. Thanks … for showing.

This plant is on way to Hem Kunt sahib. Very small on the sides on floor where you walk. You dont even have to go off the trail.

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Beautiful Ericaceae plant .. In our area this plant is used to cure burns.

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Vof Week: Cassiope fastigiata from way to Hemkund Sahib:

Had collected specimens of this beautiful alpine shrublet for herbarium between 1970 to 1974 in Kashmir. Was lucky to locate it around Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand on June 1, 2013. 

A much-branched tufted shrublet usually less than 20 cm tall with closely packed thick small leaves arranged in four rows; flowers axillary, pendent, white on up to 7 mm long pedicels; calyx with brown to purple oblong-ovate, 4-5 mm long lobes; corolla white, bell-shaped, 5-9 mm long with 2-4 mm long outcurved lobes; capsule globose, 2-3 mm in diam.

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Family : Ericaceae

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Happy to see an exclusive alpine plant. With it comes the refreshing air of high altitudes. Makes large thickets in many alpine zones. Flower buds for next growing season will be formed one year earlier in this plant.

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Cassiope fastigiata (Wallich) D. Don is a small creeping shrub in alpine zones of Uttarakhand.

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Lovely find from Alpine zone, thanks for showing …

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Correctly identified as Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don (Ericaceae)

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Ericaceae (inc. Vacciniaceae) Fotnight: Cassiope fastigiata from Tungnath in Uttarkhand-GSAPR03 : Attachments (3). 5 posts by 5 authors. 

Had collected specimens of this beautiful alpine shrublet for herbarium between 1970 to 1974 in Kashmir. Was lucky to locate it around Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand on June 1, 2013. 

A much-branched tufted shrublet usually less than 20 cm tall with closely packed thick small leaves arranged in four rows; flowers axillary, pendent, white on up to 7 mm long pedicels; calyx with brown to purple oblong-ovate, 4-5 mm long lobes; corolla white, bell-shaped, 5-9 mm long with 2-4 mm long outcurved lobes; capsule globose, 2-3 mm in diam.

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wow, very beautiful plant

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Beautiful tinny shrub of alpine lands.

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Really it is Alpine Queen! mild scented—-locals prepared incence sticks for use in Monastery as well as for their houses.

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Ericaceae (inc. Vacciniaceae) Fotnight: Cassiope fastigiata from Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh-GSG APR-01 : 5 posts by 5 authors. 

Cassiope fastigiata, locally called ‘Motisung’ in Kinnaur is locally used as an incense and forms an important ingredient of ‘hawan samagri’.
These photographs clicked above Chitkul at altitude of 3600 m asl.  

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Again nice photographs of Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don

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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight: Cassiope fastigiata: Attachments (1). 8 posts by 7 authors.

Nice close-up of Cassiope fastigiata! 

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Wow, this is simply superb.. 

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Cassiope fastigiata.. Ericaceae

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