| Himalayan Prostrate Spurge |
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| File size | 382836 |
| Original date | 6/20/13 11:19 AM |
| Resolution | 1400 x 1050 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia stracheyi Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Euphorbia himalayensis, Tithymalus himalayensis
Synonyms: Euphorbia himalayensis, Tithymalus himalayensis
Himalayan Prostrate Spurge is a small perennial
herb with spreading stems, quite often in a rosette. Leaves are small,
ovate, elliptic, mostly 5-8 cm, stalkless, many, overlapping.
Flower-heads are dark reddish, about 8 m across. Involucre is 5-lobed,
glands kidney-shaped, dark purple. Bracts obovate, reddish. Stems are
spreading, mostly 2-5 cm. Himalayan Prostrate Spurge is found on the
stony slopes and meadows of the Himalayas, from Kashmir to SW China.
Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal |
Photographed in Tawang Distt, Arunachal Pradesh & Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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