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| Camera model | Canon EOS 550D |
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Botanical name: Solenanthus circinatus Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Synonyms: Solenanthus rumicifolius, Solenanthus petiolaris, Solenanthus amplifolius
Synonyms: Solenanthus rumicifolius, Solenanthus petiolaris, Solenanthus amplifolius
Rounded Solenanthus is a perennial herb whose basal
leaves can often be mistaken for a Rumex. Basal leaves are oblong to
inverted-lanceshaped. reaching up to 40 cm in length on long stalks.
Upper leaves are stalkless, stem-clasping, smaller. Flowers are pale
pink to red in loosely panicled rounded inflorescence. Sepal cup is 3-4
mm long. Petals are short, tube 4-5 mm long. Nutlets are 5-6 mm long,
ovoid, slightly concave with marginal glochids. Rounded Solenanthus is
found in Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, Soviet C. Asia. In the Himalayas is it
found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir and Ladak, at altitudes of
2500-3500 m. It is very common in Dachhigam, Kashmir forest as
undergrowth.
Flowering: April-May.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Dachhigam, Kashmir. |