Rheum alexandrae Alexanders Rhubarb, an high altitude specialist
A species of Boletus or Xerocomus
Looks like an Allium prattii to me, but there is many different species of wild onions.
Joe holding an Amanita hemibapha, a Himalayan Caesar mushroom.
An Iris chrysographes, common above Dartsendo.
Some bolete close to Neoboletus luridiformis. It can be found on the bigger mushroom markets, but traditionally not often eaten by Tibetan communities.
A lot of big Himalayan Caesars!
Catathelasma imperialis on the market in Dartsendo = Kangding, Ganzi Prefecture
Leccinum, Rozites emodensis / Himlayan Gypsies, and Sarcodon / Hawkswings on the market in Kangding
Drolma and Tsering Tashi and his mother.
Cyananthus langiflorus, in the Bellflower / Campanulaceae family.
What a fruiting! But I ahve no idea what this is. I did not take an image of the pores.
Cimicifuga yunnanensis flower, a woodland plant. Its close American relatives are known as cohosh or bugbane
What a place! Hiking up a narrow valley to find this jewel. Wetland meadows with Mt Chana Dorje in the back
Cloud-enshrouded peak of Mt Chenrezi with a glacial lake
Boletus edulis group seen above Nyachuka / Yajiang
Asco cluster Nyade
A group of Armillaria mushrooms above Yading
Eggs of Amanita hemibapha, the Himalayan Caesar, a choice edible
A big Amanita hemibapha, the Himalayan Caesar, a choice edible with two eggs that are twice as big as a regular egg