| Purple-Vein Geranium |
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| File size | 177074 |
| Original date | 8/14/11 10:55 AM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A530 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Geranium wallichianum Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Purple-Vein Geranium is a perennial herb with paired rose-pink to red-purple
flowers with pale centers. Flowers are large, 2.5-4 cm across. Sepals are bristly
haired on veins. Plants usually have large ovate stipules which is an
identifying feature. Leaves are mostly 4-8 cm across, 3-5 deeply lobed,
the lobes
are broad-rhombic, further lobed and toothed, but not deeply.
The plant has a much branched stem, growing up to 1-4 ft tall. Purple-Vein
Geranium is found in Afghanistan, Himalaya, from Kashmir to Bhutan, NE
India, at altitudes of 2100-4200 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,