| Rockspray Cotoneaster |
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| File size | 176111 |
| Original date | 6/30/07 2:43 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Cotoneaster microphyllus Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Rockspray Cotoneaster is a prostrate, mat-forming
shrub which will climb over rocks. It is a strong contender for the plant
found at highest altitudes. Leaves are 6-13 mm, elliptic-ovate,
with pointed tip, dark-green above and bristly-haired beneath.
Small white flowers, about 8 mm across, appear in leaf axils, either singly
or in groups of 2-3. Sepals are densely hairy. This plant is loved for its
showy scarlet berries. Rockspray cotoneaster is found in the Himalayas,
from Afghanistan to SW China, at altitudes of 2000-5400.
Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh & Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,