- Rhodiola, a rose-root.
Beautiful high altitude specialist that provides powerful high altitude medicine. Lots of research on Rhodiola in Russia. - Ringha Gompa with prayer flags. We met lots of animals and mushrooms there.
- Seasonal matsutake Camp on the Chaktreng-Shangrila border
- Several species of Lactarius related to Lactarius deliciosus, like L. hatsudake and L. sanguifluus
- Soroseris, a true total high altitude specialist. Wont find it below 4000m / 12,000ft.
- The city currently known as Shangri La,
formerly for 50 years Zhongdian and before that for many many centuries as Gyalthang, the royal plains by its Tibetan inhabitants.