| Himalayan Chervil |
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| File size | 292823 |
| Original date | 8/30/12 1:01 AM |
| Resolution | 4592 x 3448 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1600s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G3 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Chaerophyllum reflexum var. acuminatum Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Chaerophyllum acuminatum
Synonyms: Chaerophyllum acuminatum
Himalayan Chervil is a herb up to 2 feet tall,
velvet-hairy. Roots are carrot-like and edible. Leaves are 1-2-pinnate;
pinnae linear to lanceshaped; margins regularly sawtoothed. Involucral
bracts are lacking. Rays are 7-10, unequal. Involucel of 5 lanceshaped
bractlets with long, white marginal hairs; tip tapering. Petals are
white. Fruit is cylindrical, about 8 mm long; stylopodium conical;
styles short; ridges prominent; furrows 1-vittate. Inner seed face
deeply grooved. Himalayan Chervil is found in the Himalayas, from
Pakistan to Nepal, at altitudes of 2500-4000 m.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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