| Bristly Rhododendron |
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| File size | 633076 |
| Original date | 6/11/10 12:07 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhododendron setosum Family: Ericaceae (Blueberry family)
Bristly Rhododendron is a small shrub with
pink-purple, widely funnel-shaped, and deeply 5-lobed flowers. Stamens
are 10, longer than the petals and spreading. Flowers are about 2.5 cm
across, mostly in clusters of 3, or sometimes more. Sepal cup is 6 mm
long, deeply lobed, scaly. Leaves are very small, oblong-elliptic
blunt, 0.8-1.2 cm, often with bristly inrolled margins, scaly on both
sides. Bristly Rhododendron is a small shrub up to half a meter tall,
with densely bristly-hairy branchlets. Capsule is about 6 mm, scaly,
encircled by persistent sepal cup. Bristly Rhododendron is found in
Eastern Himalayas, from C. Nepal to SE Tibet, at altitudes of 3600-4800
m. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed at Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh & Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |
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