Flower guide
Flowers of the Valley of Flowers
150 wildflowers we have photographed in and around the valley, with their local names, altitude and flowering months. Filter by colour, by the month you are visiting, by how easy they are to find and by where in the valley they grow — tagged by Devkant Sangwan from his own visits.
150 flowers
150 flowers
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Aaron's rod, Cow's lungwort, Great Mullein. Verbascum thapsus Rare
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Alpine Roscoea Roscoea alpina Very rare
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Androsace studiosarum Easy to see
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Barberry Berberis jaeschkeana Rare
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Bearded Clematis Clematis barbellata Rare
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Beautiful Spirea Spiraea bella Rare
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Bell Rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum Easy to see
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Bistorta affinis Bistorta affinis Easy to see
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Bitter wood, Blow ball, Common Dandelion. Taraxacum officinale Easy to see
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Black Pea Thermopsis barbata Rare
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Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Easy to see
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Blue Corydalis, Kashmir Corydalis Corydalis cashmeriana Rare
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Blue Poppy, Often called as Queen of Himalayan Flowers. Meconopsis aculeata Rare
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Bracted Jerusalem Sage Phlomis bracteosa Easy to see
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Bristly Bistort Bistorta vaccinifolia Easy to see
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Bristly Dubyaea Dubyaea hispida
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Brown's Saxifrage Saxifraga brunonis Very rare
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Bruno's Rattlesnake-root Prenanthes brunoniana Rare
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Buck's-beard, goat's beard or bride's feathers Aruncus dioicus Rare
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Cheerful Buttercup Ranunculus laetus Rare
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Chinese Lady's Tresses Spiranthes sinensis Very rare
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Cloudland Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia nubicola Rare
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Cloudland Sage Salvia nubicola Easy to see
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Columbine Aquilegia pubiflora Rare
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Costus Saussurea gossypiphora Very rare
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Costus Saussurea costus Very rare
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Creeping Aster Aster diplostephioides Rare
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Creeping Snowberry, East wintergreen, Checkberry, Himalayan snowberry. Gaultheria trichophylla Very rare
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Cypripedium Cypripedium himalaicum Very rare
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Dock-leaved Knotweed Aconogonum rumicifolium Rare
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dodder, sky creeper Cuscuta reflexa Rare
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Dog flower Impatiens sulcata Easy to see
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Dwarf Onion Allium humile Rare
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Erect Catmint Nepeta erecta Rare
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Evergreen Laburnum, Nepal Laburnum Piptanthus nepalensis
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Extended Lousewort Pedicularis porrecta Easy to see
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Feathery Saussurea Saussurea piptathera Very rare
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Few-flowered Colic-root Aletris pauciflora Very rare
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Four petal Anemone Anemone tetrasepala Easy to see
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Gold Shot Erysimum hieraciifolium Rare
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Golden Rod Solidago virgaurea Easy to see
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Grass-of-Parnassus-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga parnassifolia Easy to see
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Greater Dodder Cuscuta europaea Very rare
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Grey Stem Spiraea Spiraea canescens Very rare
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Ground sel Senecio graciliflorus Rare
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Hairy Mountain Daisy Erigeron bellidioides Easy to see
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Hairy Spurge Euphorbia pilosa Easy to see
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Hairy Violet Viola pilosa Rare
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Half-clothed Stitchwort Stellaria semivestita Very rare
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Hardwicke's Valerian Valeriana hardwickii Very rare
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Herb Robert, Red Robin Geranium robertianum Very rare
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Hill Geranium Geranium collinum
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Himalaya Onion, Jimbur Allium wallichii Very rare
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Himalayan Alpine Arum Sauromatum diversifolium
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Himalayan Bird Cherry, Padus cornuta, Cerasus cornuta Prunus cornuta Easy to see
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Himalayan Cinquefoil Potentilla atrosanguinea Easy to see
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Himalayan Daisy Cremanthodium arnicoides Easy to see
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Himalayan Forget-me-not Eritrichium canum Easy to see
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Himalayan Fritillary Fritillaria roylei Rare
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Himalayan Jacob's Ladder Polemonium caeruleum Easy to see
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Himalayan Knotweed Polygonum polystachyum Easy to see
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Himalayan Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza hatagirea Easy to see
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Himalayan may apple Podophyllum hexandrum Very rare
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Himalayan Mint Shrub Colquhounia coccinea Easy to see
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Himalayan Pokeberry, Indian Poke weed Phytolacca acinosa Rare
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Himalayan Rhubarb Rheum webbianum Easy to see
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Himalayan Roseroot Rhodiola imbricata Easy to see
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Himalayan Rush Juncus himalensis Rare
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Himalayan Teasel Dipsacus inermis Very rare
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Himalayan Trillium Trillidium govanianum Rare
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Hoffmeister's Lousewort Pedicularis hoffmeisteri Easy to see
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Indian Aconite Aconitum balfourii Rare
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Indian Barberry Berberis aristata Rare
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Indian campion Silene indica Rare
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Jacquemont's Cobra Lily, Green Cobra Lily Arisaema jacquemontii Easy to see
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Kashmir false Spiraea Sorbaria tomentosa Very rare
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Knapweed Broomrape, Tall Broomrape Orobanche elatior
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Knife-like Meadow Rue Thalictrum cultratum Easy to see
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Kumaon Iris Iris kemaonensis Easy to see
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Lapland Locoweed Oxytropis lapponica Rare
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Large Bellflower Campanula latifolia Easy to see
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Large leaved primrose Primula macrophylla Very rare
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Large-leaved Primrose (Moorcroft's variety) Primula macrophylla var. moorcroftiana Very rare
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Linear leaved thyme Thymus linearis Easy to see
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Lions's foot Leontopodium brachyactis Rare
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Long-leaved Morina, Whorlflower Morina longifolia Easy to see
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Loose Willowherb Epilobium laxum Rare
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Majoram, Oregano. Origanum vulgare Easy to see
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Marsh Marigold, Cowflock, Cowslip, Kingcup Caltha palustris Rare
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Marsh Woundwort, Marsh Hedge-nettle Stachys palustris
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Milk Parsley Selinum wallichianum Easy to see
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Mountain Clematis, Anemone Clematis Clematis montana Very rare
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Mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna Easy to see
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Mysore Raspberry, Ceylon Raspberry, Snow Raspberry Rubus niveus Rare
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Nodding Saxifrage, Drooping Saxifrage Saxifraga cernua Rare
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Oblong-leaved St. John's Wort Hypericum oblongifolium Rare
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Oxypetalum Lily Lilium oxypetalum Easy to see
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Pale Bellflower Campanula pallida Rare
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Panicled Peristrophe Peristrophe paniculata Very rare
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Paper Cup Flower Pleurospermum candollei Very rare
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Pedicellate Gentian Gentiana pedicellata Very rare
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Perforate St John's Wort, Common St John's Wort Hypericum perforatum
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Pink-headed Knotweed Polygonum capitatum Very rare
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Primrose, Drumstick Primula Primula denticulata Rare
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Purple Cobra Lily Arisaema propinquum Easy to see
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Purple morning Glory Ipomoea purpurea Easy to see
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Purple Solomon's Seal Maianthemum purpureum Very rare
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Ragwort Senecio laetus Rare
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Rayhanda Erigeron multiradiatus Easy to see
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Red Bistort, Mountain Fleece Polygonum amplexicaule
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Redball Snake Gourd Trichosanthes tricuspidata Very rare
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Reid's Primrose Primula reidii Rare
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Rigid Cinquefoil Potentilla rigida Rare
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River Anemone, River Windflower Anemone rivularis
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River beauty Epilobium latifolium Easy to see
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Roseroot Rhodiola heterodonta Rare
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Rounleaf Bellflower Codonopsis rotundifolia Easy to see
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Royle's Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis royleana Easy to see
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Sacred Saussurea Saussurea simpsoniana Very rare
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Saussurea obvallata Saussurea obvallata Easy to see
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Scaly Rhododendron Rhododendron lepidotum Rare
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Showy Inula Inula grandiflora Easy to see
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Sikkim Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia orchidis Easy to see
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Silver-leaved Cinquefoil, Himalayan Cinquefoil Potentilla argyrophylla
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Small leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus Rare
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Small-leaved Trailing Bellflower Cyananthus microphyllus Rare
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Smooth Catmint Nepeta laevigata Rare
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Snow Gentian Gentiana phyllocalyx Rare
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Sorrel Rumex acetosa
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Spotted Lousewort Pedicularis punctata Easy to see
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Spurred Gentian Halenia elliptica Rare
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Stem-clasping Ligularia Ligularia amplexicaulis Easy to see
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Thomson's Rush Juncus thomsonii Rare
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Threadleaf Corydalis Corydalis meifolia Easy to see
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Trailing Bellflower Cyananthus lobatus Easy to see
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Vine leaved Anemone Anemone vitifolia Rare
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Violet Dandelion Cicerbita macrorhiza Rare
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Violet Monkshood, Aconitum weileri Aconitum violaceum Very rare
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Wallich’s Geranium Geranium wallichianum Easy to see
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Whipcord Cobra Lily Arisaema tortuosum Easy to see
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White-hairy Cow Parsnip Heracleum candicans Easy to see
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Whitish Aster Aster albescens Easy to see
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Whorl Flower Ainsliaea aptera Very rare
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Whorled Solomon's seal Polygonatum verticillatum Rare
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Wild Rose Rosa macrophylla Easy to see
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Yellow Flax Reinwardtia indica Very rare
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Yellow Jewelweed, Pale Touch-me-not Impatiens pallida
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Yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea Rare
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Yellow violet Viola biflora Very rare
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Zombi Pea, Wild Cowpea Vigna vexillata Rare
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