| Dense-Raceme Corydalis |
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| File size | 336871 |
| Original date | 8/2/11 4:06 PM |
| Resolution | 1400 x 1050 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 2.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital Camera |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Corydalis govaniana Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Dense-Raceme Corydalis is an erect, tufted, perennial herbs, 15-70 cm tall,
usually simple, often with leaves arising from roots, as long as the stem,
and 0-2, opposite leaves down below the stem. Rootstock thickened, covered
with withered sheathing bases of leaves. Stem leaves, if present, are
deeply lobed.
Yellow flowers occur in 10-25 -flowered racemes, generally simple, often
dense, 5-10 cm long, increasing upto 15 cm in fruit. Flowers are 2-2.5 cm
long, with the spur making up half the length of the flower. Dense-Raceme
Corydalis is found in the
Himalayas at altitudes of 2400-4800 m. Flowering: May-August.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Paddar Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. |
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