| Frilly Bergenia |
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| File size | 287733 |
| Original date | 2/27/06 12:02 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/102s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Bergenia ciliata Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrages family)
Frilly Bergenia is a perennial herb with flowers white,
pink or purple, borne in a spreading or dense cluster, atop a up to 25 cm long
stem. It can be easily
identified by its large rounded basal leaves with untoothed bristly margins.
Flowers are 1.5-2.5 cm long, with 5 petals and long styles. Sepal cup is
hairless with blunt sepals. Leaves are ovate rounded, 5-15 cm at flowering,
but enlarging to 30 cm or more and turning bright red in autumn, carried on
a short stalk. Margins are fringed with long bristle-like hairs.
Frilly Bergenia is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SE Tibet, at
altitudes of 1800-4300 m. Flowering: March-July.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Mussoorie & Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand & Gangtok, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,