| Dwarf Primrose |
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| File size | 574928 |
| Original date | 4/13/08 2:09 PM |
| Resolution | 2000 x 1500 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 16.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W35 |
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Botanical name: Primula nana Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonyms: Primula edgeworthii, Primula saxicola, Primula winteri
Synonyms: Primula edgeworthii, Primula saxicola, Primula winteri
Dwarf Primrose is a dwarf plant barely rising 2 inches above
the ground. The flowering stem is very short, 2.5-3.5 cm long, sometimes
completely missing. Flowers are blue, lilac or white, with an
orange-yellow eye with a white border, up to 3 cm across. Petals vary from
almost entire to deeply cut into long teeth. Sepal cup is broadly
cylindrical, with broad sepals, blunt or pointed, with powdery stuff on
them. Leaves are spoon-shaped, entire, grayish-green, up to 5 cm at
flowering, becoming larger, green and without powdery stuff. Later leaves
are toothed. Dwarf Primrose is found in the Himalayas, from Himachal
Pradesh to C. Nepal, at altitudes of 2100-3600 m. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Ishwari Datt Rai | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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