Betula utilis
High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
The last tree you meet before the mountain becomes rock and snow. Ancient books were written on its papery bark.
Doing okay
Contents
Plants of Nepal
Ecosystem
Climate change
Environment-friendly behaviour
Melting snow and ice
The snow line is moving up the mountain. Alpine plants that lived at the edge of the ice are running out of cold places to grow.
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Plants this affects
Rhododendron anthopogon
High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
A tiny cousin of the gurans that grows above the treeline, in cushions low enough to hide from the wind.
Doing okay
Dactylorhiza hatagirea
High Mountains · High Himal & Trans-Himalaya
A small purple orchid whose root looks like a tiny human hand — five fingers, which is exactly what its name means.
Almost gone