Nako Lake Juniper
Near the Nako Village Lake high in the mountains can be found this evergreen juniper tree
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Botany:
Common name: Black Juniper : This Himalayan evergreen species is the highest growing woody plant in the world, tolerating exceptionally severe winters in altitudes reaching 5,200 m.
Botanical species: Juniperus indica
Botanical family : Cupressaceae [Cypress]
Geography:
Latitude: 31.879703 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 78.629377 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 3643.9 metres above sea level
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Journey:
Mountains of Cedar and Snow
Path : Based in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with excursions to Dharamsala and through the Kinnaur and Spiti Valleys
Date photographed: 1.06.10
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