| Fringed Iris |
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| File size | 499362 |
| Original date | 4/13/08 4:16 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/53s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
| Sensor type |
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Botanical name: Iris japonica Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
Synonyms: Iris fimbriata, Iris chinensis
Synonyms: Iris fimbriata, Iris chinensis
Fringed Iris is a beautiful Iris found in relatively wet grassland on
hillsides, or at the edges of open forests. Native to China and Japan, it has
naturalized in hill stations like Mussoorie and can be seen growing wild with
gay abundance. It has light green, sword-shaped leaves, sometimes with white
varigations, growing 45-60 cm tall. Small pale lavender flowers have
yellow-orange crests surrounded by violet-blue spots. The petals have fringed
edges. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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