| Long-Stem Buttercup |
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| Original date | 6/29/12 10:33 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Ranunculus longicaulis Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Ranunculus nephelogenes var. longicaulis, Ranunculus pulchellus var. longicaulis Trautv.
Synonyms: Ranunculus nephelogenes var. longicaulis, Ranunculus pulchellus var. longicaulis Trautv.
Long-Stem Buttercup is a beautiful wildflower
characterized by small yellow buttercup flowers atop almost bare stems.
It is a perennial herb with stems 10-25 cm, usually hairless for most
part, simple. Basal leaveshave blade undivided, ovate, narrowly
elliptic, oblong, or linear-lanceshaped. Stem leaves are
lanceshaped-linear, undivided. Flowers solitary with petals 4.5-6 mm,
sepals 4-5 mm. Stamens are numerous; anthers narrowly oblong. Aggregate
fruit is ovoid or narrowly ovoid, 4-7 x 3-5 mm. Long-Stem Buttercup is
found in Afghanistan to the Himalayas, to Siberia and W. & N. China, at
altitudes of 1700-4200 m. Flowering: May-August.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh, Tabish | Photographed in Nubra Valley, Ladakh. |
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