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Another unusual gentianaceae plant from the Chinese alpine area: 大钟花 Megacodon stylophorus. Tianchi Shangri-la Yunnan, about 4,000m.
In China, most Gentiana species occur in alpine meadows, but some hide in forests, for example, this Gentiana leucomelaena grows in a mixed forest of Minshan Mountain Range in northern Sichuan.
Chinese alpine plant: Lloydia oxycarpa 尖果洼瓣花, 4,300m, Baimaxueshan Yunnan.
Pedicularis oederi is not a rare species, it can be found throughout the alpine and subarctic regions of Asia, Europe and North America. In NW Yunnan, they sometimes grow in (not next to) #Chionocharis hookeri.
The photos of Davidia involucrata. Should have shared it last month when it was in still flower, but too busy…
This lovely wildflower is endemic to the high mountains of southwestern China (Yunnan and Sichuan). It forms pink carpets in open woodland or at the edge of the forest, usually above 3000m.
Triosteum pinnatifidum, a perennial Caprifoliaceae herb, native to central China and Japan. I like how the large oak-like leaves arrange themselves, so symmetrical. The fruit will become white when ripe in autumn. Northern Sichuan.
Chinese alpine plant: Lilium lophophorum, 尖被百合. The tepals form an elegant cage-like structure to protect pollens and provide a comfortable environment for their pollinators as well.
White-bellied sea eagles (Icthyophaga leucogaster) and their massive nests. Kakadu National Park Northern Territory.