| Kashmir Sage |
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| File size | 83157 |
| Original date | 6/20/11 2:42 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Phlomis cashmeriana Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Synonyms: Phlomis dichroa
Synonyms: Phlomis dichroa
Kashmir Sage is an erect perennial herb, with several stem 1-3 ft tall. It
is closer to P. bracteosa and P. spectabilis but distinct in its oblong-
lanceolate, up to 30 cm long, leaves with heart-shaped base, densely white
woolly beneath. Flowers are large, pale purple to pink in dense whorls,
calyx with long spine-tipped lobes, white woolly. Flowers 2.5-3 cm long,
upper lip large, hooded, lowers lip darker; bracts awl-shaped. Kashmir
Sage is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to W. Nepal, at altitudes
of 1600-400 m. Flowering: June-July.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Upper Munda near Jawahar Tunnel, Kashmir. |