| East-Himalayan Geranium |
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| File size | 264319 |
| Original date | 6/25/11 8:28 AM |
| Resolution | 1320 x 990 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Geranium donianum Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
East-Himalayan Geranium is a beautiful wildflower found in Eastern Himalayas at
altitudes of 3300-4500 m. Flowers are purplish-pink, 1.5-2 cm across, paired
on a stalk. Sepals are 6-10 mm long, with white adpressed hairs on the mid-vein.
Petals are pinkish-purple, with margin hairy at the base, tip shallowly
notched. Stamen filaments are light purple with long hairs, and the stigma
is dark red. Leaves are rounded in outline, deeply 5-lobed, lobes cut
into linear of lance-shaped rather blunt segments. It is a small
perennial, 5-15 cm tall. East-Himalayan Geranium was named in the honour of the
British botanist David Don (1800-1841). Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |
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