Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Micranthes melanocentra (Franch.) Losinsk.
Common name : Yellow Spotted White Saxifrage
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Alpine streams, open rocky banks, among boulders near streams; 3400 - 4800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Leaves almost all basal in lax rosette
Key identification features : Flowering stems are often branched above
Flower, Fruit : June-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to West and Central China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 502; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 134; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol.1 . Published BSI: 268