SUMMARY:
Field notes record Primula and other alpine plants from Palung to above Talitsa and around Lang La, including observations above Tautsa’s north face. Specimens 3610–3619 were noted on the east and west sides of Lang La, with details on abundance, coloration differences by aspect, and elevation up to 12,000 feet.
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Primula atrodentata common from Palung to above Talitsa, in flower but only 1" high. A great percentage of flowers are white.
Primula Jaffreyana common above larch forest above Tautsa North face.
Lang La
3610 Small gentian sp. (stelliveris group) Lang La W. side. (four striations to each petal)
3611 Primula Roylei (Calderiana). Lang La. In bud. Common both sides of pass.
3612 Primula atrodentata. Lang La E. side. Common from Pan Pass to 12000'. Blue on E, white on west.
3613 Rhod. Thomsonii sp. Lang La. Common E. side.
3614 Mec. horridula. Lang La W. side. Small form.
3615 Iris sp.
3616 Primula macrophylla sp. Lang La E side.
3617 Rhododendron sp. (wallichii). Lang La E side. Dried specimen with seed.
3618 Rhododendron sp. (clementinae). Lang La E side. Dried specimen with seed.
3619 Rhododendron sp. (calianthum). Lang La E side. Dried specimen with seed.