| Nodding Saxifrage |
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| File size | 528142 |
| Original date | 7/21/11 8:08 AM |
| Resolution | 2280 x 1710 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saxifraga cernua Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonyms: Saxifraga simulata, Lobaria cernua
Synonyms: Saxifraga simulata, Lobaria cernua
Nodding Saxifrage is a perennial herb, growing up
to 10-20 cm tall. Tthe stem has 3-7 leaves. The basal and lower stern
leaves are kidney-shaped, 3-5 lobed on long stalks. The flowers are
mostly solitary, at branch ends, petals white, much longer than the
sepals. Reproduction is by means of brownish-red bulbils in the axils
of the upper stern leaves. This plant grows in moist sandy and mossy
places, on ledges and in snow beds. Nodding Saxifrage is found in W.
and E. Siberia, N. America, W. Asia, Alps, Himalayas & W. Tibet, at
altitudes of 4500-5700 m. Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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