| Forest Alpine Bluebell |
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| File size | 176291 |
| Original date | 8/6/11 4:26 PM |
| Resolution | 680 x 510 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital Camera |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Decalepidanthus moltkioides Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Synonyms: Pseudomertensia nemorosa, Anchusa moltkioides, Mertensia nemorosa
Synonyms: Pseudomertensia nemorosa, Anchusa moltkioides, Mertensia nemorosa
Forest Alpine Bluebell is a wildflower found in the forests
and shrubberies of the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to Kashmir, at altitudes of
1500-3000 m. Flowers are blue, in a lax cluster, with flower-tube at least
twice as long as the hairy, linear sepals. Petals do not really fully
spread into a flat flower - they are only half-spread, obovate. Leaves are
mostly at the base, elliptic, 3-4 cm long, carried on an equally long
leaf-stalk. Flowering stems are 10-12 cm long, with several narrow leaves
and bracts. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Alok Mahendroo | Photographed in Paddar valley, J&K & Kalatope-Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. |
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