| Purple Open Bellflower |
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| File size | 436845 |
| Original date | 11/15/18 2:24 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 85.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/2500s |
| Aperture | 5.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Campanula wattiana Family: Campanulaceae (Bell flower family)
Purple Open Bellflower is a prostrate or rising woolly
herb. This rare flower is named after Sir George Watt (1851-1930), who collected
it for the first time. Flowers are purple or blue, about 1.2 cm long,
borne in panicles. They are bell-shaped, split to more than half way to
the base. Calyx teeth are ovate, entire or rounded toothed, hairy.
Styles protrude out prominently, about 1 cm long. Stems are not very
much bent or curved. Leaves are broadly ovate-triangular, 1-2 x 0.8-1.2
cm nearly entire or toothed, woolly. Purple Open Bellflower is found in
Western Himalayas. Flowering: September-October.
| Identification credit: Amber Srivastava | Photographed in Deoban, Chakrata, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,