| Scaly False Tamarisk |
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| File size | 410721 |
| Original date | 6/15/14 1:53 PM |
| Resolution | 1660 x 1245 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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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 squamosa Family: Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk family)
Synonyms: Myricaria hoffmeisteri, Myricaria germanica var. squamosa
Synonyms: Myricaria hoffmeisteri, Myricaria germanica var. squamosa
Scaly False Tamarisk is an erect shrub, 1-2 m tall,
characterized by many flower-spikes, 10-20 cm or more long, borne
laterally on the branches, very rarely at branch ends. Flowers are
pinkish red, about 5 mm. Spikes elongate in fruiting phase. There are
scales at the base of racemes and branches. Scales are brownish, broad,
ovate, sub-rhomboid, 2-6 mm long 1.5-5 mm broad. Leaves are 2-3 mm,
densely clustered, elliptic-blunt, impregnated with salt glands. Scaly
False Tamarisk is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to C Nepal,
C Asia and Europe, at altitudes of 2400-4000 m. It is common and grows
in colonies in Lahaul and Ladakh. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. |
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