{"id":1414909,"date":"2011-11-26T05:59:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-26T05:59:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:16:06","slug":"cassiope-fastigiata","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/cassiope-fastigiata\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassiope fastigiata"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cassiope<\/em> fastigiata<\/i> (Wall.) D.Don<\/span> , Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156 1834<\/em>. (Syn: Andromeda<\/i> fastigiata<\/i> Wall.<\/span><\/font><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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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.<\/font><\/div>\n
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Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bhutan<\/font><\/div>\n
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Upper Chamba id al300811<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0Continuing on the winding road up the hill.. <\/span><\/div>\n
Location Chamba
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I hope Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> of Ericaceae<\/em>, the Himalayan heather<\/strong>
Really nice catch …. I was looking for this plant while on visit to Apharwat in Kashmir<\/font>, but could not find it this time in flowering.
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\nYes, Cassiope fastigiata<\/em>. Thanks for sharing.
I found it in Valley of Flowers on way to Hemkunt Sahib at around 4000m asl<\/font> in beginning of the month of July.<\/font> <\/p>\n
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VoF Week: Ericaceae – Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don:<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n
Cassiope fastigiata<\/strong><\/em> (Wall.) D.Don Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156. 1834.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Andromeda fastigiata<\/em> Wall. in Asiat. Research. 13: 394. 1820.<\/div>\n
Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bhutan<\/font><\/div>\n
Current pic taken on way to Hem Kunt Sahib<\/p>\n
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I have so many collections of this alpine plants, but unfortunately no photograph. Thanks … for showing.<\/div>\n
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This plant is on way to Hem Kunt sahib.<\/font> Very small on the sides on floor where you walk<\/font>. You dont even have to go off the trail.<\/p>\n
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Beautiful Ericaceae<\/em> <\/span>plant .. In our area this plant is used to cure burns.<\/font><\/div>\n


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Vof Week: Cassiope fastigiata from way to Hemkund Sahib:<\/a> <\/p>\n

Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> from way to Hemkund Sahib<\/font><\/div>\n
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Thanks for sharing this Ericaceae<\/em> member.<\/p>\n
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Thanks … Was waiting for it. Seeing after 38 years.<\/p>\n

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Cassiope fastigiata from Tungnath in Uttarkhand….found after 40 years<\/a>: Attachments (3).\u00a07 posts by 7 authors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cassiope fastigiata<\/em><\/b>\u00a0(Wall.) D. Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 158. 1834.<\/span><\/div>\n
Had collected specimens of this beautiful alpine shrublet<\/font> for herbarium between 1970 to 1974 in Kashmir.<\/font> Was lucky to locate it around Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand on June 1, 2013.<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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.<\/font><\/p>\n
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Beautiful shots of Himalayan Heather<\/strong>.<\/div>\n

Family : Ericaceae<\/em><\/p>\n

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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.<\/font><\/p>\n

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ERICACEAE & VACCINIACEAE FORTNIGHT 1-14 April 2014: Cassiope fastigiata from Uttarakhand_DSR_2<\/a> : <\/span>Attachments<\/span> <\/span>(1). 4 posts by 4 authors.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> (Wallich) D. Don is a small creeping shrub in alpine zones<\/font> of Uttarakhand.<\/font><\/p>\n
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Lovely find from Alpine zone, thanks for showing …<\/p>\n
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Correctly identified as Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> (Wall.) D.Don (Ericaceae<\/em>)<\/p>\n
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Ericaceae (inc. Vacciniaceae) Fotnight: Cassiope fastigiata from Tungnath in Uttarkhand-GSAPR03<\/a> : <\/span>Attachments<\/span> <\/span>(3). 5 posts by 5 authors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> (Wall.) D. Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 158. 1834.<\/span><\/div>\n
Had collected specimens of this beautiful alpine shrublet<\/font> for herbarium between 1970 to 1974 in Kashmir<\/font>. Was lucky to locate it around Tungnath temple in Uttarakhand on June 1, 2013.<\/font>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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.<\/font><\/p>\n
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wow, very beautiful plant<\/p>\n
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Beautiful tinny shrub of alpine lands.<\/p>\n

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Really it is Alpine Queen! mild scented<\/font>—-locals prepared incence sticks for use in Monastery as well as for their houses.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Ericaceae (inc. Vacciniaceae) Fotnight: Cassiope fastigiata from Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh-GSG APR-01<\/a> : 5 posts by 5 authors.\u00a0<\/div>\n
Cassiope fastigiata<\/em>, locally called ‘Motisung’<\/strong> in Kinnaur<\/font> is locally used as an incense and forms an important ingredient of ‘hawan samagri’.<\/font>
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Again nice photographs of Cassiope fastigiata<\/em> (Wall.) D.Don<\/p>\n
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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight: Cassiope fastigiata<\/a>:\u00a0Attachments (1). 8 posts by 7 authors.<\/div>\n

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Nice close-up of Cassiope fastigiata<\/em>!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Herb Tungnath area<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments<\/span> (3)<\/font><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Wild herb in the grass lands<\/font> near Tungnath temple, Uthrakand<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n
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Cassiope fastigiata<\/em>.. Ericaceae<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cassiope fastigiata (Wall.) D.Don , Edinburgh New Philos. J. 17: 156 1834. (Syn: Andromeda fastigiata Wall.); \u00a0 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[9074],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1414909","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-cassiope"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1414909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1414909\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1414909"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1414909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}