| East-Himalayan Water Dropwort |
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| File size | 412968 |
| Original date | 6/27/11 12:30 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| 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: Oenanthe thomsonii Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
East-Himalayan Water Dropwort is a weak diffuse herb
with stems 20-80cm tall. Leaves are 3-15 cm long, finely 3-4 times
pinnately divaricately divided, ultimate segments linear, about 1.5 x
0.25mm. Flowers are borne in umbels 3-5.5cm across, 3-9-rayed. The
stalk of an umbel is 1-7cm long. Rays are 1-2.5 cm long, bracteoles 2-3
mm, umbellules 6-10 mm across. Flower-stalks are tiny, 2-7mm. Calyx
teeth 0.5-1 mm. Petals are white, 1.25-1.5 mm long. Styles are
0.75-1mm. Fruit is ovoid 2.5-3 x 2 mm. East-Himalayan Water Dropwort is
found in Moist shaded areas among shrubs and trees, marshy meadows,
moist grasslands, river banks, streamsides, in Bhutan, India, Myanmar,
Nepal, Sikkim and China, at altitudes of 1000-3500 m. Flowering:
July-August.
| Identification credit: Suniti Kumar Mandal | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim. |
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