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Activities in Rth West Himalaya Lv. a Field Trip to Namik Glacier Region Of BIBLIOTHEK/HERBAR DREHWALD Volume92 March1997 tssN 0253-4738 Contents Bryologicalactivities in NorthWest Himalaya IV. A field trip to NamikGlacier region of districtPithoragarh (KumaonHimalaya) ..................................................... I NordicBryological Society Excursion ............................... 5 NewColumn in "TropicalBryology" ................................ 5 NewPublication ............5 RussianFloraof Bryophyta .....................5 IABMeeting in China .................. ...........6 AnnualBlomquist Bryological Foray .................... ............'7 Mosses1998 .................7 BryologicalExcursion, 10 May 1997,Swan Valley, . Montana....... .............7 Errata............... .............7 XII Symposiumof CryptogamicBotany, Valencia" Spain ..8 ?laoulefreo o/ Bryophytecourses in Helsinki .................8 Fieldtrip on the West Coast of NonhAmerica................... 8 ile laten"aAuae The1997 Stanley Greene Award .............9 Living Scorpidiumsc orp io ides tused as caddisfl y casing Aaau,aaAuo( ea4ntagato materialin a northwestMontana fen.............................. 9 D1ARY............. ..........l0 activitiesin rth WestHimalaya lV. A fieldtrip to NamikGlacier region of districtPithoragarh (KumaonHimalaya) S.D.Tewari & G. Pant,Department of of Botany,DSB Campus, Kumaon University, NainiTal-263002, U.P. lndia In continuation of our earlier bryo- adorned by characteristiccushions/ thecium buchananii, Didymodon recur- phyte forays in bryologically unex- patches of.Grimmia spp. From Almora vus, Entodon plicatus, Herpetineuron plored, interesting areas of Kumaon onwards numerous limonitic rocky toccoae, Hyophila involuta, Hymeno- Himalaya (Pant, et al. 1986; Tewari & outcrops of rusty appearanceon road- srylium recurvirostrum, Pogonatum Pant 1989)a twelve day field collection cut ends were observed,all supporting aloides, Thuidium tamariscellum, trip was undertaken from 24th August a community of acidophilousbryo- Timmiella anomala andTrachy po dop si s to 6th September 1990 to the Namik phytes.Characteristic dominants of this crispatula dominate. At places the glacierregion (3800 m). The studyarea community w ereCampy lopu s invo lutus spring water seepage'sprovide conge- 'copper is located in the northwestern sector of and Scopelophila lingulata (a nial habitat for the growth of Antho- Kumaon, extending between 30"2'- . moss'). From Naini Tal to Bageshwar, ceros sp., Marchantia palmata, Pellia 30"10' N lat. and 79'48'-80"4' E long. Oak and Pine forests dominate the endivifulia, Hydro gonium gracilentum within the sourceregion ofthree rivers: landscape.Tlte Quercusdominated hill and Philonotis fontana. Pindar, Sarju, and East Ramganga(Fig. slopessupport bryophytes in luxuriance The next morning around l0 am, we 1). It was a team of six membersinclud- w hile the Prnus forests present poor startedourjourney by bus from Bagesh- ing one taxonomist, three ecologists, bryophytegrowth. war to Song (the last head of motor one geographer,and the first named Our first halt came at Bageshwar.The road). In this route up to Bharadi author (S.D.T.) all from Kumaon Bageshwar valley is situated at the (Kapkot 1200 m) numerous calc-tufa University. confluenceof holy Sarju and Gomti depositsalong the roadside attract atten- We started our journey by bus in the rivers. The valley was observedto be tion. We passedthrough huge moss- morning the 24th from Naini Tal (200O poor in terms of bryodiversity.Almost ladentufaceous masses of polymorphic m) to Bageshwar(975 m). While similar type of common hardy hepatics shapesand sizes characteristicof moving from Naini Tal to Almora, one llke Astere lla wallichiana, C),athodium numerouscalcareous springs. Taxa like canobserve an eightkm areaofexposed tube ros um, P la g ioc hasnta appe ndi- H),drogonium gracilentum and Hynte' granite/gneissrocks from Kwarab to culatum, Targionia hypophylla and nosry,liumrecurn irostnnl were among (1100-1700 Karbala m) beautifully mossesllke Bryunt argenteum,Brachy- Continuedon Page2 The BryologicalTimes No. 92, 1997 Continued.frompage I ric a and Trtrgionia hypo phy lla were nor (gemmiferous), Honwliodendron scal- the dominant tufa builders of these uncommonalong this route. pellifu lium, Neckeropsis exserta and deposits.From Bharadi to Song, the We restedat Song( 1700m) andsoon Roseapterogonioides (gemmiferous) roadside bryoflora was found to be started trekking towards our next halt were also collected from this route. highly disturbed due to continuous Madhari (3300 m). It was a 2 km walk Passingthrough ups and downs of the pressure of landslides and road con- from Songalong the bankofriver Sarju. undulating hilly terrain we reacheda struction. On the way we were greeted Interestingly along this route few remotevillage, I(haljhiuni. This village by numerousfast flowing streamswhose patchesof Riccia ftuitans were noticed is situated in the midst of sylvan edgeswere thickly covered with layers floating over small, stagnant ditches surroundings where bryophytes domi- of aquatic mosses like Cratoneuron along the river banks.Our next trekking nate on every kind of substrate. Here commutatum,Eurynchium ipaioide s, route was a steepascent of about 4 km. we took rest for half an hour taking a Fissidens grandifrons, Philonotis The entire sloping ridge was dry rocky few ethnobryological notes from the fontana and Vesicularia montagnei. and exposedwith scatteredPine trees local inhabitants.The common usesof Near spring water seepage'scolonisa- (Pinus roxburghii). At places small the locally available mosses are the tion of Anthoceros,Aneura, Pellia, cushionsof Grimmia sp. and copiously same throughout the bryophyte rich Anomobryum and Philonotis species fruiting patches of M ac rcmitrium moor- high altitude remote areas of Kumaon was noteworthy. Scatteredpopulations croftii. were conspicuousover exposed Himalaya where they are invariably of Asterella wallichiana, Conocephal- rocks/boulders.On muddy slopes used as chinking, bedding, stuffing um conicum, Cyathodium tuberosum, isolated patchesof Trematodoncapilli- (mattresses,pillows, cushions);as Dumortiera hirsuta, Plagiochasma folius were noteworthy. Few epiphytic extensive matting surfaces for chattels appendiculatum, Reboulia hemisphae- mosses, Cyathophorella intermedia in the lower story of the house and as a smoke filter by making 'Patkudi' (Pant LOCAIIO}iOF STUOYAREA & Tewari 1989).From this village we passedthrough the dense mixed oak- ,Gs ROUIE conifer forest supporting an amazing rJ ":::: diversity and luxuriance of bryophytes. i*,t The trunks .?lo; and branches of each tree ,*:ll''*':;.s.^l--$were thickly loaded variety of liverworts andmosses. The forest floor was equally ^*19\l""dnr9\/r ,dout*^ ,' .$*,7j.r$"' carpetedwith layers of bryophytes. We .ti$rv"' .;' reached Madhari around 6 pm. There were some abandonedstone in the area xn of artificial meadows in the subalpine f,t?-"' forest zone formed due to deforestation N and over grazing. These are the places gw where the nomadic herdsmen stay during their winter transmigration.In one of the huts we found one such family. It was interesting to note thar the holes and leakson the walls of stone huts,doors and window frames were all plugged with mosses.At nighr the shepherdoffered us a deliciousdish of 9,rr> wild edible mushroomslike speciesof Pleurotus, Morchella and Agaric.us. The villagers/shepherdsand even their - MOIORnoAD children are well acquaintedwith the ----8Fr0t€ PAIH edible varieties. cAt|P 5tl€ Next day we started exploring the area around Madhari (3000-3500 (a) PindarCatchment m). It was a thrilling experienceto seethe a (b) SarjuCatchment (c) RamgangaCatchment enormousgrowth and diversity of bryophytes.This areagives an ideaof a Continued on page 3 No.92,1997 The BryologicalTimes Continuedfrompage 2 variety of herbaceousplants like Ane- We could not 'bryophytic exploremuch thatday and real paradise'. Some mone, Aster, Gentiana, Pedicularis, decidedto stop for the day. interestingtaxa collected from this area Polygonum, Potentilla, Primula, Ra- Next morning the weatherwas clear include Cttlycttlaria, Metzgeria, Ric- nunculus, Senecio and Sacifraga with and sunny.We spentsome time with ca rdia, Chando nant hus, D ip lop hyllum, a sprinkling of leafy liverworts and the local inhabitantsof Namik village Herbertus, Lepidozia, Scapania and mossesforming a lush ground cover all and collectedsome ethnobryological Trichocolea amongst liverworts and around the pasture area. Characteristic notes.One of the villagersshowed us a Actinothuidium, Ae robry idium, Anomo- leafy liverworts and mossesincluded cushionmade up of mosseslikeActino- don, Barbella, Braunia, B ryoerythro- speciesof Bazzania, Jungermannia, thuidium, B rachythecium, Hypnum, p hyllum, B ryum, B ry osedgw ic kia, Lejeunea, Lophocolea, Plagiochila, M ac rothamnium and Trachypodop s is. Campylopus, Encalypta, Grimmia, Radula, Scapania, Bryum, Brachy- Another villager/shepherdwho was Homaliodendron, Hylocomium, Hyp- thec ium, B ryo erythrop hy llum, Entodon, smoking tobacco with the help of a num, Leucobryum,Macrocoma, Macro- Fissidens, Hypnum, Mnium, Plagio- conical structure made up of Rhodo- mitrium, Meteorium, Mnium, Octo- mnium, Pleurczium, Philonotis, Pogo- dendron leaves had used mossesand b lepharum, P ap illaria, P hi lonoti s, natum, Racomitrium and Thuidium. leafy liverworts as smoking frlter (Pant P leuroTium, Ptilium, Sphagnum, Tim- From Madhari top we had to descend & Tewari 1989). When S.D.T was mia, Thuidium and Trachypodopsis down passingthrough steep,rugged
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