Common name: Red High Avens • Nepali: लाल बेलोचा Lal Belocha
Botanical name:Geum elatum f. rubrumFamily:Rosaceae (Rose family)
Red High Avens is a particularly handsome color form
of
High Avens, which normally has yellow
flowers. The flowers are bright red, borne atop leafless stems. Red
High Avens is found in Nepal and Kashmir, at altitudes of 3500-4250 m.
It is also cultivated in Europe.
Identification credit: Shakir Ahmad
Photographed in Kashmir.
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