Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii

Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii (Meisn. ex Steward) S. P. Hong in Nord. J. Bot. 9: 354. 1989; (Fig.9, B-E). (Syn: Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. var. thomsonii Meisn. ex Steward;. Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. subsp. thomsonii (Meisn. ex Steward) Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika; Polygonum pamiricum Korsh.; Aconogonum pamiricum (Korsh.) Hara; Knorringia pamarica (Korsh.) Tzvelev)  as per Flora of Pakistan  
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Afghanistan to Central Asia and W. & Central Himalaya: Afghanistan, Kirgizstan, Nepal, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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ID request-051011-PKA1:
Kindly help me with the ID.
Seen this plant near Village “Puga”, Ladakh.
Date/Time: 14-09-2011 / 09:30AM
Location: Near Puga Village, Ladakh (Altitude: Approx: 15000ft)
Habitat: Wild (on the Rock)
Plant Habit: Herb

I hope Polygonum sp.

Thanks for giving me the lead.
I think, this herb could be Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii (Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. var. thomsonii).
Kindly have a look at following link:
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242100080
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=44862&flora_id=5 .

Yes, … it is Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii

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I had seen this herb near Village “Puga”, Ladakh. (Altitude: Approx: 15000ft)
Habitat: Wild (on the sandy soil Rock).
Bot. name: Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii
(Syn: Polygonum sibiricum Laxm. var. thomsonii).
Family: Polygonaceae.

This is really a great finding …!
Surely Knorringia sibirica but not sure if subsp. thomsonii really exists. I am also searching relevant literature on this plant.
The Plant List (TPL) mentions K. sibirica subsp. thomsonii as a synonym of Polygonum sibiricum var. thomosonii Meisn. But the molecular studies carried out on Polygonum s.l., the genus Knorringia did not group within the Polygonum/ Persicaria clade, supporting a distinct status to this genus. Hopefully more studies would be carried out on this genus and in future TPL would consider upgrading their database.

Polygonum sibiricum var. thomsonii (Family: Polygonaceae).
Location: near Pangong lake, Ladakh
Altitude: Approx 14200ft

Very striking species. Quite different from other Polygonum species seen here in Uttarakhand.

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080622 JM 3: 2 images.
In the valley from Pangong (14000 ft) to Changla Pass (17600 ft) on 18.6.22, in Ladakh.

Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii (Meisn.) S. P. Hong
Syn : Knorringia pamirica (Korsh.) Tzvelev

Yes, appears close to images at Knorringia sibirica subsp. thomsonii


Attaching high res. images.
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