Thomson's Onosma is a very rare perennial herb of the Himalayas. It is a
woody herb with hairy parts. Flowers are bracteate, in terminal or both
terminal and lateral, nodding clusters. Calyx is 5-sect or sometimes
shortly tubular, usually accrescent. Flowers are tubular, gradually
broadening upwards, white to bluish. Petals are short, patent or not.
Flowering: April-May.
Identification credit: Krishan Lal
Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh
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