| Rosy False Tamarisk |
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| File size | 604290 |
| Original date | 6/25/11 8:24 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Myricaria rosea Family: Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk family)
Synonyms: Myricaria prostrata
Synonyms: Myricaria prostrata
Rosy False Tamarisk is a prostrate shrub with
brown woody branches and numerous tiny leaves. Rosy pink flowers are
borne in dense spikes 3-8 cm long, at the ends of branches. In the
fruiting stage the spikes lengthen up to 20 cm. Flowers are 5-7 mm
long, sepals linear-lanceshaped, bracts green, larger than flowers.
Leaves are 5-100 mm long, broadly lanceshaped, gland-dotted. Stems are
15-40 cm long, spreading. Fruit is spindle-shaped, glaucus, 1.5 cm.
Rosy False Tamarisk is found in the eastern Himalayas, from C. Nepal
to SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4400 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Yumthang Valley, Sikkim. |