| Hoary Forget-Me-Not |
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| File size | 157996 |
| Original date | 6/15/14 12:49 PM |
| Resolution | 932 x 699 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eritrichium canum Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Synonyms: Eritrichium strictum, Echinospermum canum
Synonyms: Eritrichium strictum, Echinospermum canum
Hoary Forget-Me-Not is a small silky-white
perennial herb with several erect or prostrate unbranched stems with
many linear leaves, and with branched clusters of tiny blue flowers
with yellow center. Flowers are about 6 mm across, petals rounded,
spreading. Calyx is silky-haired, sepals about 2 mm in fruit. Leaves
are up to 4 cm long, 2-4 mm wide, with prostrate silky hairs. Stems are
mostly up to 15 cm long. Nutlets arise in a pyramid, with margins with
stout hooked bristles. Hoary Forget-Me-Not is found in the Himalayas,
from Afghanistan to C Nepal, Tibet and C Asia, at altitudes of
2400-4000 m. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess
| Photographed in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. |