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Scrophularia decomposita

Scrophularia decomposita Royle ex Benth., Scroph. Ind. 18 1835.;
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Nepal, Pakistan (Waziristan), Pakistani Kashmir (Gilgit, Astor, Baltistan),
Jammu & Kashmir as per Catalogue of Life;
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Common name: Fern-Leaf Figwort
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Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell (Description & Keys- Scrophularia calycina, edgeworthii, himalayensis (himalensis in the Plant List), polyantha, exserta, obtusa, robusta, petraea, dentata, scoparia, nudata, stewartii, suffruticosa, stenothyrsa, koelzii, scabiosaefolia, moniliformis, decomposita & striata)  
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SCROPHULARIACEAE Fortnight: Scrophularia decomposita from Uttarakhand_DSR_15 : 1 image. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Scrophularia decomposita Royle ex Benth. is a rare wild herb in alpine zones of Uttarakhand.
Photographed in Sunderdhunga valley Bageshwar District Uttarakhand.

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090726JM1: Amarnath Yatra: 10 images.
Herb on way from Amarnath cave to Balatal base camp in J&K on 9.7.26 at around 12000 ft. It was growing with other plants at a slope, along the trek route.

It is a Scrophularia species.

This appears to be Scrophularia decomposita as per
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/scrophularia-decomposita/
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809136-1
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809276-1

Looks good.

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Scrophularia koelzii ABSEP2016/13 : 4 posts by 3 authors. 3 images.
The taxonomy of this plant is not certain. Another species with minor variations called S. decomposita is also described by Parnell but the characteristics are not clear. Tibetan medical books describe only S. decomposita collected from Rohtang in Manali but Klatter and Kriechbaum in their excellent Tibetan Medicinal Plants take this as S. koelzii in the absence of clearer differences.
Scrophularia koelzii—Koelz’s Figwort
Ilaqa and abobe, HP 3200m and above 03-04 September 2016

Wonderful post …, this shows how detailed and inclusive surveys make the difference, you are doing wonderful job, and I know you are not contained to plants only..!!

This appears to be Scrophularia decomposita as per
https://efloraofindia.com/efi/scrophularia-decomposita/
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809136-1
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:809276-1
Scrophularia koelzii from Gulmarg, Kashmir

 

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References:
Catalogue of Life  POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  GRIN  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Flowers of India  IIIM (Herbarium)  India Biodiversity Portal 

Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell  (1943)
Updated on September 5, 2026

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