Forty-five medicinal plants are used by local villagers and several species, such as Saussurea obvallata (brahmakamal) are collected as religious offerings to Nanda Devi and other deities. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
· Saussurea lappa - root used for chronic skin disorders. From Wordnik.com. [3. India] Reference
Not in this list is Saussurea sudhanshui, newly described from the area. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
Saussurea (Saussurea simpsoniana) at 5000m, Shey-Phoksumdo National Park, western Nepal. From Wordnik.com. [Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows] Reference
A sparse subnival zone supports cushion plants like Saussurea gnaphaloides and Melandrium apetalum above 5,300 m. From Wordnik.com. [North Tibetan Plateau-Kunlun Mountains alpine desert] Reference
There are also several colorful herbs like Saussurea simpsoniana, Potentilla argyrophylla, Geum elatum, Senecio spp. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
The flower Saussurea obvallata is collected by local villagers to be used as a religious offering to Nanda Devi and other deities. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
Other characteristic species include: Alopecurus ventricosus, Hordeum brevisubulatum, Agropyrum repens, Puccinelia distans, Saussurea amora, and Aster tripolium. From Wordnik.com. [Kazakh forest steppe] Reference
The status of rare and endangered flora such as the populations of Saussurea obvallata, Meconopsis aculeata, Cypripedium cordigerum, Dactlyorhiza hatagirea, Aconitum spp. in permanent plots. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
These include pelts (snow leopard, wolf, serow, leopard, and black bear) and many medicinal plants, including a number of taxa like the cushion plant Arenaria spp. and the thickly tufted Saussurea spp. that come from the high alpine areas. From Wordnik.com. [Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests] Reference
Soils made restive by solufluction support a restricted assemblage of plants (Saxifragaceae, Brassicaceae, and Corydalis) that are adapted to sliding on scree while stable sites support slow-growing turf-sedges, rosette plants like Saussurea involucrata, and a number of cushion growth forms. From Wordnik.com. [Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows] Reference
Some cushion plants and woolly alpine forbs like Leontopodium, Saussurea, Arenaria bryophylla, and Thylacospermum caespitosum also grow here and owe their distinctive morphology to the rigors of the alpine environment, including a short growing season, persistent winds, high potential evapotranspiration, and intense solar radiation. From Wordnik.com. [Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe] Reference
A new species of Saussurea (Asteraceae) from Nandadevi National Park, Chamoli District, Uttar Pradesh. From Wordnik.com. [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference
He has suggested taking me to the top of Mont Blanc one day in the summer (I think I might opt instead for the Saussurea botanical garden, the highest in Europe); so far I have only reached the snowy peak in a helicopter, which was exciting enough. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
The Hemerocallis coerulea has been considered a distinct genus by Mr. Salisbury, and called Saussurea. ". From Wordnik.com. [Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers] Reference
The rich meadow flora is dominated by herbaceous plants, especially species of Anaphalis, Aster, Cynanthus, Jurinea, Morina, Potentilla, Gentiana, Delphinium, Gentiana, Meconopsis, Pedicularis, Anemone, Aster, Polygonum, Primula, and Saussurea. From Wordnik.com. [Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows] Reference
The herbs that lend springtime color to the alpine meadows include hundreds of species from genera such as Alchemilla, Androsace, Primula, Diapensia, Impatiens, Draba, Anemone, Gentiana, Leontopodium, Meconopsis, Saxifraga, Sedum, Saussurea, Rhododendron, Potentilla, Pedicularis, and Viola. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows] Reference
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