| Siberian Saxifrage |
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| File size | 107328 |
| Original date | 9/27/10 1:14 PM |
| Resolution | 1060 x 795 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saxifraga sibirica Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonyms: Saxifraga mollis, Saxifraga sibirica var. eusibirica
Synonyms: Saxifraga mollis, Saxifraga sibirica var. eusibirica
Siberian Saxifrage is a perennial herb, 7-30 cm tall, velvety. Basal
leaves are 5-35 mm broad, kidney-shaped with 5-7 lobes. Upper ones are
nearly stalkless, trilobed to ovate. Basal leaf-stalks are 2.5-4 cm long,
glandular. Flowers are white, 1-6, carried on densely woolly stalks.
Bracts are ovate, 3 mm long. Sepals are 3-4 mm long, oblong, acute,
glandular-pubescent. Petals are 1-1.3 cm long, obovate, wedge-shaped at
base, 3-7-nerved. Ovary is superior. Siberian Saxifrage is very common on
slopes and damp places in Western Himalayas, from Pakistan to Nepal, at
altitudes of 3000-5000 m. It is also found in Temperate Eurasia.
Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed at Hampta Pass, Manali, Himachal Pradesh. |