| Himalayan Penny-Cress |
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| Original date | 6/10/10 1:22 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/155s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Noccaea andersonii Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Iberidella andersonii, Thlaspi andersonii
Synonyms: Iberidella andersonii, Thlaspi andersonii
Himalayan Penny-Cress is a perennial, prostrate or upright herb, 7-15 cm
long, hairless. Flowering branches have stem-clasping leaves, the
non-flowering ones have spoon-shaped, stalked leaves. Leaves on the ground
are arranged in a rosette, spoon-shaped, stalked, 1-3 cm long, 4-12 mm
broad, margin toothed. Stem leaves of flowering branches are ovate-oblong,
5-10 mm long, 4-8 mm broad, eared at base, stem-clasping. Flowers are
borne in 15-20-flowered racemes, up to 4 cm long in fruit. Flowers are 6-7
mm across, white or pinkish, veined in darker color. Sepals are 2-2.5 mm
long, about 1.2 mm broad. Petals are 5-6 mm long, about 2.5 mm broad,
oblong-obovate. Himalayan Penny-Cress is found on open slopes and damp
places in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SE Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh,
at altitudes of 3000-4400 m. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar, Ihsan Al-Shehbaz | Photographed in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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