| Pruit's Candytuft |
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| File size | 91077 |
| Original date | 6/26/10 1:00 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 70.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Iberis carnosa Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Iberis pruitii,
Synonyms: Iberis pruitii,
Pruit's Candytuft is an ascending to erect herb up
to 20 cm tall, somewhat woody at base. Leaves are somewhat thick, lower
obovate-spatulate, upper narrower, 2-4 cm long, apex rounded, usually
entire, rarely with few teeth. Flowers are white to lilac, in dense
umbel-like corymb up to 5 cm in diameter, not elongating in fruit.
Fruit is deeply notched up to 6 mm long. Pruit's Candytuft is native to
America, cultivated in parts of India.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Kashmir. |