| Rusty Rhododendron |
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| File size | 366317 |
| Original date | 6/26/11 2:03 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 95.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhododendron aeruginosum Family: Ericaceae (Blueberry family)
Synonyms: Rhododendron campanulatum var. aeruginosum
Synonyms: Rhododendron campanulatum var. aeruginosum
Rusty Rhododendron is a branched shrub, 1.5 m high,
grayish brown bark and peels off in pink flakes. Flowers are broadly
bell-shaped, 2.5-2.8 cm long, 3-3.5 cm broad, 5-lobed, petals shortly
sub divided, lobules rounded. Flowers are borne on hairless stalks
1.5-2 cm long. Stamens are 10, filaments brownish black. Leaves are
5-7.5 cm long, 3-4.5 cm broad, elliptical, tough, heart-shaped at the
base and with a short sharp point at tip, margins recurved, leaf
surface bright green, hairless, underside rusty-brown, midrib and
lateral vein also covered with tomentum, leaf-stalks 4-5 mm. Rusty
Rhododendron is found in forests, thickets, alpine slopes, at altitudes
of 3700-4300 m, in Central and E. Himalaya to S. Tibet. Flowering:
May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed beyond Tsomgo lake, Sikkim & Tawang distt., Arunachal Pradesh. |
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