| Large Leaf Primrose |
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| File size | 80528 |
| Original date | 8/15/12 11:38 AM |
| Resolution | 704 x 528 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
| Focus Distance | 0.0m |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Primula macrophylla var. macrophylla Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Large Leaf Primrose is a perennial herb,
characterized by a moderately dense head of 5-25 purple, violet or
lilac flowers with with usually a dark eye. Petals are entire, elliptic
to ovate, flower-tube 1-3 cm long. Sepal cup is cylindrical with
linear-lanceshaped sepals. Flower-stalks are up to 2.5 long. Flowering
stems are 12-25 cm tall. Leaves are erect, 10-30 cm long, entire or
toothed, white powdery beneath, gradually tapering to a long sheathing
leaf-stalk. Capsule is cylindric, up to 2.5 cm. Large Leaf Primrose is
found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SE Tibet, at altitudes of
3300-4800 m. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed enroute to Hemkund, Uttarakhand. |
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