| Fringed Leaf Rhododendron |
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| File size | 566282 |
| Original date | 5/5/08 2:57 PM |
| Resolution | 1992 x 1494 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 21.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ8 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhododendron ciliatum Family: Ericaceae (Blueberry family)
Fringed Leaf Rhododendron is a small shurb, often found spread on rocks.
Flowers are borne in clusers of 2-4 widely funnel-shaped white flowers,
flushed with pink. The flowers gradually fade to white. They are 3.5-5 cm
long, with bristly flower stalks. Flower tube is wide, with 5 notched
overlapping petals. Sepals are 5 and stamens 10. Elliptic leaves, 5-9 cm
long, have prominently bristly-hairy margins and are scaly beneath. The
shurb is much branched, and grows up to 2 m tall. Young shoots, leaves,
leaf-stalks are all bristly-haired. Fringed Leaf Rhododendron is found in
the Himalayas, from E. Nepal to SE Tibet, at altitudes of 2700-3900 m.
Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Ratna Ghosh | Photographed at Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |
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