| Long-Stem Thorowax |
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| File size | 902640 |
| Original date | 9/15/21 12:03 PM |
| Resolution | 2980 x 3114 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 25.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Bupleurum longicaule Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Bupleurum longicaule var. ramosum, Bupleurum himalayense
Synonyms: Bupleurum longicaule var. ramosum, Bupleurum himalayense
Long-Stem Thorowax is a perennial herb with several
slender stems 15-40 cm long. Leaves are narrow lanceshaped,
long-pointed, 8-10 cm long. Upper leaves are stem-clasping. Flowers are
purple, borne in compound umbels at branch ends, carried on
flower-cluster-stalks 5-15 cm long. Rays are 3-5, unequal, bracts 2-3 per
involucre, ovate-lanceshaped, 1-5 mm long, unequal. Umbellets are 8-15-flowered,
with flower-stalks 1-2 mm long. Bracteols are 5 per involucel, oblong-oval
to circular, 1.5-2 mm long, blunt with fine point at the tip. Umbellets
clearly distinguish it from
Rock-Dwelling Thorowax which
has 15-50 flowered umbellets with 6-10 bracteols per involucel.
Long-Stem Thorowax is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Bhutan, at
altitudes of 3000-4400 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Sunit Singh | Photographed in Madhmaheswar valley, Uttarakhand. |
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