| Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain |
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| File size | 141024 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 4:13 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Goodyera repens Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Satyrium repens, Epipactis repens, Orchis repens
Synonyms: Satyrium repens, Epipactis repens, Orchis repens
Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain is a green underground creeper that sends out
occasional skinny stems above the surface. During the summer, these stems
bear flowers arranged in a spiral. Flowers are white, 5 mm long, grow in a
single spike which typically is 5 cm in length. These flowers twist
themselves to face toward the sun. Leaves, appearing in a rosette at the
base, are strikingly mottled white on green, elliptical to ovate, small,
with petiole 2 cm long and 9 mm wide. Stem and flowers are velvety, leaves
are hairless. Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain is native to Europe, America,
parts of Asia, and the Himalayas (1000-4200 m). Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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