Apiaceae

Carrot Family

Tetrataenium wallichii (DC.) Manden

Hogweed

Nepali:

Next to the cement stairs below the army camp, there is a stone called the "Lion" stone, named for a resemblance to a lion. The elevation there is about 2600m. Its leaves have two appearances, one just below the inflorescence looks like a 5-armed sea star, long and pointed at the ends connected to the middle at a point. The second type is trifoliate with a longer central leaf. The flowers have a central cluster of small flowers circled by soft large white bi-lobed petals.

Hymenidium benthamii 

(Wall. ex DC.) MG Pimenov & Kljuykov

Parsely Carrot 

Nepali:

The umbels sit on a crown of multiple toothed leaves. The cluster of umbles sits on another larger set of leaves. The plant varies in height from about 1 meter tall and grows at 2300m elevation on Phulchowki. It is distributed across south-central China, Tibet, and Myanmar. 

Angelica archangelica L. subsp. himalaica

(C.B.Clark) G. Singh & G. M. Oza

Himalayan Hogweed

Nepali:

This is a giant plant, standing at 2 to 3 m in height with a very thick main stem. It was standing across from the pond near the summit of Phulchowki, elevation 2450m. The leaves form on multiple branches just below the umbels producing many umbellets of white flowers. The seeds from the plant are used as a pickle. Many Angelica sp. are used in traditional medicines.

Oreocome candollei (Wall. ex DC.)

syn Ligusticopsis wallichiana (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov) 

Nepali

Growing in a wet area near some small ponds near the top of Phulchowki at an altitude of 2400-2500m. The plant is found from Pakistan across the Himalayas to Bhutan. The height, 50cm to 1m, allows it to stand above the other plants. Many insects are attracted to the flowers.

Bupleurum hamiltonii N.P. Balakr.

Hamilton's Thorowax

Nepali: Ban Sampu or Marichee Ghaans

A large spreading herb with a tiny inflorescence at the ends of long multibranched stems. The flowers contained in umbels are greenish-yellow and about 5-6 in number. They flower in August and September at elevations 1300-3200m.