Silver-Haired Bellflower is a weak herb 10-15 cm long,
with stems numerous, prostrate, thread-like. The plant is softly hairy
and with spreading white needle-like hairs on the stems and leaves.
Leaves are oval to ovate, up to 1 cm long, 5 mm broad, margin toothed
to wavy, surfaces white velvet-hairy. Flower-stalks are about 0.5 mm
long. Sepals are about half the length of the flower. Flowers are 1.2
cm x 8 mm, hairy outside; style sometimes protruding. Capsules are
rounded at the base. Silver-Haired Bellflower is found in NE Pakistan
to Himalaya.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand.
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