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Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam., Fl. Afgh. 279 1960. (Syn: Circaea alpina var. imaicola Asch. & Magnus; Circaea hohuanensis S.S. Ying; Circaea imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Hand.-Mazz.; Circaea minutula Ohwi; Circaea pricei Hayata; Circaea taiwaniana S.S.Ying);
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China (Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, N-India, S-India, Darjeeling, Assam, Nepal, Thailand, NW-Vietnam, Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan, Laghman), Myanmar [Burma] (Shan), Bhutan, Sikkim, Pakistan (Chitral, Swat, Hazara, Murree), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch, Kashmir), Pakistani Kashmir (Astor) as per Catalogue of Life;
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Keys available at Flora of China and Flora of Pakistan;
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Plants 3.5-45 cm tall. Stem densely to sparsely pubescent. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, less commonly orbicular-ovate, 2-7 cm long, 1.4-4.5 cm wide, base truncate or rounded, less often broadly cuneate to subcordate, margin subentire to occasionally prominently dentate, apex acute to shortly acuminate. Inflorescence simple or branched, pubescent with short glandular hairs, less commonly glabrous; flowering pedicel erect or ascending, glabrous; flowers clustered at apex of raceme and opening before elongation of raceme axis, with a minute setaceous bracteole at base. Buds glabrous, rarely glabrescent; ovary with uncinate hairs at anthesis; floral tube nearly absent to 0.3 mm. Sepals oblong to ovate, apex rounded to obtuse. Petals white or pink, narrowly to broadly obovate in outline, apical notch 1/4-1/2 length of petal; petal lobes rounded. Uncinate hairs of fruit unpigmented. Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola is close relative of Circaea alpina subsp. angustifolia, but differs from the latter in its leaves ovate (vs. elliptic to trullate), base rounded to subcordate, rarely broadly cuneate (vs. narrowly to broadly cuneate).
Flowering from June to September; fruiting from August to November.
Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola is occurring in Anhui, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang of China, NE Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, N Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, NW Vietnam.
Growing in cool moist places along streams, thickets, deciduous and coniferous forests in mountains; 2000-4000 m.
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IID Request- En-route Chodwar Camp site at GHNP – PKA18 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6).
Seen this small herb with very small size flowers en-route Chodwar (GHNP) at altitude of approx 2800m in the forest cover.. This is most probably Circaea alpina (Onagraceae) efi page on Circaea alpina It is Circaea alpina L. subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. (Onagraceae). A common temperate and alpine herb throughout Himalaya. I think yes.
Plant for ID ABAUG2016/21 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 6 images.
This small herbaceous plant reminded me first of a Lindernia but the flowers born on tall stems ruled that possibility out. Please help identify it.
Mcleodganj-Triund, HP
2700m and above.
06 August 2016. Circaea alpina ssp. imaicola (Onagraceae).
I found several plants, which … had helped identify, making a ground cover yesterday and took some photos to share here.
VOF Week: For Id from Trek: 6 images.
This one is being submitted for identification…. … have uploaded same plant… identified as Arabidopsis himalaica by … ….these are mine pics.. expecting to get id… shot from various
places during both the treks.. to VOF and to Hemkunt Sahib… yes right id May have to rethink about this and second one (young flowering) uploaded by … Notched petals appear strange. Please upload if you can locate some fruits. I am sorry for not having any fruit pics…infact I could not see any.. Perhaps seeing it after 40 years, but if I am not wrong this should be Circaea alpina. Perhaps you have resolved the identity…this looks like Circaea alpina…never heard about this…thanks a lot sir… Wonderful identification …! Experience of a seasoned botanist shows! Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein.
Vof Week: Circaea alpina from Valley: 5 images.
Circaea alpina from Valley
Pls validate
Yes … Very Good photographs. Nice catch … I think the plant which i had seen looks similar to yr plant. Kindly have a look at this post …
Yes … your also looks similar Except for its condensed nature, I have never seen like this. Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein.
Flora of Chakrata 2013:: Circaea alpina for validation : Attachments (5). 5 posts by 3 authors. Flower size looks larger, or is it the macro? Sir, if it looks bigger, may be due to Macro.. the flower size was similar to the one seen during VOF Trek… Circaea alpina. Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein.
Plant ID_Kashmir : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3). I hope Circaea alpina, especially the last photograph. Yes C. alpina as suggested by … All the pics belong to same, Circaea alpina… Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein.
Seen this plant at VoF. Close up of young flowering top of Arabidopsis himalaica I Hope A reply from another thread:
“May have to rethink about this and second one (young flowering) uploaded by … Notched petals appear strange. Please upload if you can locate some fruits.” Could this be Circaea alpina subsp. micrantha. Thought about this after identifying another plant as Circaea alpina, but never seen such condensed inflorescence and congested leaves in that plant. Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein. . Herb from Rudranaath track for ID : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Pic is taken in the month of August 2012 from 2900m masl. Circaea alpina (Onagraceae). Probably already identified in a separate post. Yes it is Circaea alpina and thanks to all members and experts Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per images, details and keys herein.
Herb from Rudranaath track for ID : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Pic is taken in the month of August 2012 from 2900m masl. Please check for Circaea alpina ssp. imaicola (Onagraceae). SK 3094 31 October 2021: 2 very high res. images. Yes, as per images at Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. . SK 3174 26 November 2021: 8 very high res. images. Location: Mugu, Rara, West Nepal
Altitude: 2913 m.
Date: 20 August 2021
Habit : Wild
Recently identified but could not recall !
Isn’t it Circaea alpina…? I think you are right Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola (Asch. & Magnus) Kitam. as per keys in Flora of China. Yes … I just forgot the name !
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