Kaas Plateau – Valley Of Flowers


The Kaas plateau is part of the Sahyadri mountains of Western Ghats. The region is one of the biodiversity hotspots in India with several species of flora calling it home. After the rains in July the Kaas plateau transforms into a lush green meadow and once the balsams start blooming the entire area is covered with a carpet of flowers. If you are a wildflower lover, in India Kaas plateau is a place you should not miss. When it comes to flowers we are meticulous searchers and we spotted several species of orchids. We saw so many colorful,unique shaped flowers but our favorite is the simplest one, the water snowflake. The flower really looked like snow on water as it covered the entire water body on the Kaas plateau. In this post we are listing some of the special ones that caught our attention. 


Begonia crenata-Common Begonia

Kaas plateau,Begonia crenata,Common Begonia,kaas wildflower


Utricularia striatula-striped bladderwort

Utricularia striatula,striped bladderwort,kaas wildflower,utricularia faded,carnivorous plant


Curcuma caulina – Indian arrowroot

Kaas plateau,kaas wildflower,Indian arrowroot, Curcuma caulina


 

Begonia phrixophylla – Shimpli

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflower,Begonia phrixophylla , Shimpli


Adelocaryum lambertianum – Lambert’s Borage

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflower,Adelocaryum lambertianum - Lambert's Borage


Habenaria longicornu – Long-Horned Habenaria

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflower,Habenaria longicornu - Long-Horned Habenaria


Pogostemon deccanensis – Jambhli manjiri

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflower,Pogostemon deccanensis - Jambhli manjiri


Utricularia albocaerulea – White-Blue Bladderwort

Kaas wildflower,kaas plateau,Utricularia albocaerulea - White-Blue Bladderwort,carnivorous plant


Impatiens lawii – Law’s Impatiens

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflowers,Kaas carpet flowers,Impatiens lawii,Law's Impatiens


 

Habenaria heyneana – Toothbrush Orchid

Habenaria heyneana - Toothbrush Orchid,Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau,Kaas orchid


Nymphoides indica – Water Snowflake

Kaas pond plant,Kaas water plant,kumidhini kaas,kaas wildflowers,Nymphoides indica - Water Snowflake


Habenaria digitata -Green habenaria

Kaas orchid,Kaas wildflower,Habenaria digitata -Green habenaria


Cyanotis tuberosa -sahayadri dew grass

Cyanotis tuberosa , sahayadri dew grass , kaas wildflowers


 

 

Murdannia lanuginosa – Marsh Dewflower

Murdannia lanuginosa , Marsh Dewflower, kaas flowers


Pinda concanensis – Konkan pinda

Kaas plateau,Kaas wildflower,Pinda concanensis,Konkan Pinda


Smithia setulosa – Bristly Smithi

Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau,Smithia setulosa,Bristly Smithia


 

Delphinium malabaricum – Malabar Delphinium

Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau flowers,Delphinium malabaricum, Malabar Delphinium


Polygala erioptera – Woolly-Winged Milkwort

Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau flower,Polygala erioptera,Woolly-Winged Milkwort


Murdannia nudiflora – Naked-Stem Dewflower

Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau flower,Murdannia nudiflora - Naked-Stem Dewflower


Utricularia purpurascens- Grass Leaved Bladderwort

Kaas wildflower,Kaas plateau flower,Utricularia purpurascens,Grass Leaved Bladderwort


Dipcadi ursulae – Ursula dipcadi

Kaas wildflower,Kaas dipcadi,Kaas plateau flower, Dipcadi ursulae,Ursula dipcadi

 

While the flowers all looked so beautiful, the travel to reach Kaas plateau was equally beautiful and adventurous . The adventurous journey started with a wrong turn very early in the morning. After getting lost on top of the mountains and with road ending abruptly we were stuck on no mans land but a beautiful place, nonetheless. To know more about our Kaas travel, please click here.

 


Related post

https://roamingowls.com/2018/07/25/kaas-really-lost-in-a-paradise/

 

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