| Himalayan Figwort |
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| File size | 357483 |
| Original date | 10/24/12 1:05 PM |
| Resolution | 1636 x 1227 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Scrophularia himalensis Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonyms: Scrophularia himalayensis
Synonyms: Scrophularia himalayensis
Himalayan Figwort is an obtusely angled robust herb
with ovate-lanceolate to ovate-cordate leaves without appendages on
stalks. Flowers are borne in few flowered cymes forming a loose panicle.
Sepals are blunt-rounded, rough-margined, shorter
than the seed-pods. Flowers are green, 4-5 mm long, upper lobes longer
than others. Fertile stamens are much protruded from flowers.
Seed-pods are globose, style 6-9 mm long. Himalayan Figwort is found in the
Himalayas from Kashmir to Uttarakhand, altitudes of 1500-4000 m. It has
also been reported from Bhutan. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: J.M. Garg | Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
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