| Feather-Leaf Paper Cup Flower |
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| File size | 112802 |
| Original date | 9/28/10 7:04 AM |
| Resolution | 1012 x 759 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Hymenidium brunonis Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Hymenolaena brunonis, Pleurospermum brunonis, Ligusticum brunonis
Synonyms: Hymenolaena brunonis, Pleurospermum brunonis, Ligusticum brunonis
Feather-Leaf Paper Cup Flower is a small plant up to 20
cm or more, with one or more stems arising from the base, 2-4-pinnate
leaves with lanceshaped deeply toothed lobes. Flowers are white,
arising in compound umbels typical of carrot family. Dense secondary
umbels, 1.5 cm across, are surrounded by 5-8 prominent white ovate
bracteoles with green veins, looking like a paper cup holding the
umbel. Primary umbels have 4-6 broadly ovate white-margined bracts,
entire or lobed at the tip. Primary rays are 5-10. Fruit is oblong, 4-6
mm, with broad wings. Feather-Leaf Paper Cup Flower is found in the
Himalayas, from Pakistan to W. Nepal, at altitudes of 3300-4500 m.
Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana, J.M. Garg | Photographed in Manali, Himachal Pradesh & Paddar Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. |
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