Draba altaica

Draba altaica (C.A.Mey.) Bunge, Index Sem. (Dorpat) 1841: 8 (1841). (syn:    Braya glacialis Korsh. ex Tolm. ;    Draba altaica f. pusilla O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch.  ;    Draba altaica var. altaica  ;    Draba altaica var. foliosa O.E.Schulz  ;    Draba altaica var. glabrescens Lipsky  ;    Draba altaica var. microcarpa O.E.Schulz  ;    Draba altaica var. modesta (W.W.Sm.) W.T.Wang  ;    Draba altaica var. racemosa O.E.Schulz  ;    Draba altaica var. stellato-pilosa Tolm. & Junussov  ;    Draba modesta W.W.Sm.  ;    Draba rupestris var. altaica C.A.Mey.  ;    Draba rupestris var. pusilla Kar. & Kir.  );
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SW. Siberia to Himalaya: Afghanistan, Altay, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang as per POWO;
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Androsace species (?)- Amarnath Yatra: 9 images.

This herb was seen alongside the trek on the slopes at an elevation of around 12,500 ft. while trekking from Seshnag Camp (12,000 ft.) to Mahaguna (Ganesh) Top (14,800 ft.) on 8.7.26.
Could not find any match as per comparative images at
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/androsace/


Can it be Androsace sarmentosa ? as per
https://temperate.theferns.info/image/Androsace+sarmentosa
https://ortel.nz/products/androsace-sarmentosa
https://plantsam.com/androsace-sarmentosa/


Draba verna L.


Leaf wise there may be variation in the leaves of Draba species, but fruits here look different.


Other features like leaf shape and basal leaf pattern do ot match.
Please google  Draba verna L. once.

I have thoroughly gone through the net.


Draba altaica (C.A.Mey.) Bunge ??
https://www.gbif.org/taxon/37HW6

Oh!!! Wah!!! Thanks a lot.
It matches with images in the link given by you:
https://www.gbif.org/taxon/37HW6


Interresting upload …, thanks … for hunting out correct ID.


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Draba species- Amarnath Yatra: 1 image.
This herb was seen alongside the trek on the slopes at an elevation of around 12,500 ft. while trekking from Seshnag Camp (12,000 ft.) to Mahaguna (Ganesh) Top (14,800 ft.) on 8.7.26.
It is the only image I have cropped from other picture.


Based on the bunched fruits it is Draba altaica (C.A.Mey.) Bunge


Here the fruits are different


I guess the pink  flowers belong to Thymus linearis Benth.


Another sps. is Draba altaica (C.A.Mey.) Bunge


Draba species like Draba alpina, Draba altaica, Draba incana, Draba lasiophylla and some other species found at high altitudes usually have pale or white flowers. Possibly this species Draba ataica as seen with stalked fruits according to …


Quite likely, it is Draba altaica. Drabas are tricky and one often needs a stereoscope to inspect indumentum, so hard to guess from one photo, but Draba altaica is common and relatively easy to distinguish.


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  WFO   Flora of China  FOC illustration  Flora of Pakistan  FOP illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  India Flora Online

Updated on September 3, 2026

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