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unusual facts about Tibetan Plateau


Hippuris vulgaris

The common mare's tail, Hippuris vulgaris (from Greek: ἵππος — horse and οὐρά — tail), is a common aquatic plant of Eurasia and North America ranging from Greenland to the Tibetan Plateau to Arizona.


Highland barley

Highland barley (Tibetan: ནས་; Wylie: nas; Chinese: 青稞; qīngkē, or 藏青课; zàng qīngkē) is the principal cereal cultivated on the Tibetan Plateau, used mainly to make tsampa and alcohol.


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Chushi Gangdruk

Chushi Gangdruk "Four Rivers, Six Ranges" is the name traditionally given to the eastern Tibetan region of Kham where the gorges of the Salween (Tib. Ngul-chu), Mekong (Da-chu), Yangtze (Dri-chu) and Yalong (Dza-chu) rivers, all arising on the Tibetan Plateau, pass between six parallel ranges of mountains that form the watersheds for these rivers.