| Asian Gooseberry |
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| File size | 554297 |
| Original date | 6/14/14 12:33 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ribes alpestre Family: Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry family)
Synonyms: Ribes alpestre var. alpestre , Ribes alpestre var. commune
Synonyms: Ribes alpestre var. alpestre , Ribes alpestre var. commune
Asian Gooseberry is an erect shrub, l-2 m tall,
with 3 prickles at each node. Flowers are pink, about 1 cm in diameter,
bisexual, solitary on short pubescent bracteate peduncles. Sepal tube
is 3 mm long, bell-shaped, sepals 6 mm long, reflexed. Petals are 3 mm
long, stamens protruding. Ovary is velvety with gland tipped hairs.
Twigs have inconspicuous gland tipped hairs or bristles. Leaves are
crowded on dwarf shoots, l.5-2.8 cm long, l.5-3.6 cm broad, circular in
outline, obtusely 3-5-lobed. Lobes are toothed, slightly hairy on both
sides, basal nerves 3-7, leaf-stalk 0.5-5 cm long, stipules absent.
Berries are globose or ovoid, glandular and velvety, dull red, 1 cm in
diameter. Asian Gooseberry is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan
to SW China, at altitudes of 2400-3600 m.
Flowering: May June.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh & Badrinath, Uttarakhand. |
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