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Alder catkins (female)

Alnus sp.

Description:

Tiny. Looks like cones from a conifer but it isn't...the leaves of this plant are flat.

Habitat:

Village Kolakham; a remote, forested area at an altitude of 1868m in the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling District, on the fringes of Neora Valley National Park.

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2 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Thanks, Jae. I will check it out. These were tiny.

Jae
Jae 8 years ago

They look like female catkins of an alder tree (Alnus spec.), perhaps a Himalayan alder or a Nepalese alder.

SukanyaDatta
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SukanyaDatta

West Bengal, India

Spotted on Mar 24, 2015
Submitted on Apr 25, 2015

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