| Himalayan Butterfly Bush |
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| File size | 759944 |
| Original date | 4/3/22 3:05 PM |
| Resolution | 5379 x 3299 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 300.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 18.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Buddleja crispa Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Himalayan Butterfly Bush is a deciduous shrub of bushy habit, growing to
3.5 m high, more in diameter. Young twigs and both sides of leaves are
covered with a white or tawny, loose felt. Leaves are ovate-lanceshaped,
5-12 cm long, 2-4.5 cm wide. Petiole 0.6-2.5 cm. Flowers are fragrant,
borne in a terminal panicle 7-10 cm high and 5 cm wide, formed of axillary
whorls. Flowers are lilac with an orange throat, 8 mm long. The flowers
are fragrant, attractive and irresistible to butterflies, bees and other
nectar feeding birds and insects. Himalayan Butterfly Bush is found in the
Himalayas, from Pakistan to SW China, altitudes of 1200-4000 m.
Flowering: April-June.
| Identification credit: Alok Mahendroo | Photographed at Kartik Swami, Uttarakhand & Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. |
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