| Himalayan Wulfenia |
|
 |
|
| File size | 470817 |
| Original date | 7/26/14 3:21 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
| Focus Distance | |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
 |
 ative |
 |
 |
Photo: |
Botanical name: Wulfeniopsis amherstiana Family: Plantaginaceae (Isabgol family)
Synonyms: Wulfenia amherstiana
Synonyms: Wulfenia amherstiana
Himalayan Wulfenia is a perennial herb
characterized by tubular blue-purple flowers in one-sides spikes.
Flowers are drooping, about 8 mm long, with 4 nearly straight pointed
petals, and a protruding style. Flowering spikes are 8-15 cm long.
Sepal cup is half as long as the flower, sepals lanceshaped pointed.
Leaves are all at the base, crowded, oblong-obovate, narrowed below,
5-10 cm long, coarsely and irregularly rounded-lobed or toothed,
stalked. Flowering stems are leafless, unbranches, 10-25 cm. Capsules
are 2-chambered, oblong. Himalayan Wulfenia is found in the Himalayas,
from Pakistan to C. Nepal, at altitudes of 1500-3000 m. Flowering:
July-August.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh & Bhadarwah, J&K. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,