| Globe Primrose |
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| File size | 58010 |
| Original date | 9/3/07 1:44 PM |
| Resolution | 600 x 450 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 7.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/140s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | FinePix S7000 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Primula glomerata Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Globe Primrose is distinguished by its compact spherical head of many blue
flowers, carried on top of stem 10-30 cm tall. Oblong to lancelike leaves,
with raggedly toothed margins and winged leaf-stalk, are arranged in a
rosette. Flowers are funnel shaped with spreading, inverted heart-shaped
petals. Petals are 6-10 mm long, and deeply notched. Globe Primrose is found
high in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 3000-5000 m.
Flowering: August-November.
| Identification credit: Amit Kotia | Photographed in Arunachal Pradesh. |
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