Shika Shan, Nr. Zhongdien, Yunnan. 4,200m. A rarely seen plant flowering in July. David Rankin. Note with all these plants that the only distingishing feature between this species and the less well understood M. venusta is that this last species has a long narrow seed pod and M. pseudovenusta a short chubby one and this will not be obvious until some time after flowering. Always worth looking for old seeds pods from previous flowering in the area though these plants are probably monocarpic. |
A lovely image of this rare species from the Beima Shan, 2009. Hilary Birks. |