| Crimson Knotweed |
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| File size | 83063 |
| Original date | 7/23/08 7:00 AM |
| Resolution | 663 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Bistorta milletii Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
Synonyms: Polygonum milletii, Persicaria milletii
Synonyms: Polygonum milletii, Persicaria milletii
Crimson Knotweed is plant characterized by crimson broad-cylindrical or
rounded dense flower spikes, 1.5-4 cm long. Flowers are about 4 mm. Leaves
are oblong-blunt, up to a foot long and 2-4 cm broad, with the base
narrowing into a leaf-stalk which has narrow wings. Upper leaves are stem
clasping. The plant is 20-50 cm tall, with a stout root-stock. The stem is
often covered with bases of old leaves. Crimson Knotweed is found in the
Himalayas, eastwards up to SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m.
Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers & Rudraprayag distt, Uttarakhand. |
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