| Snow Columbine |
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| File size | 116253 |
| Original date | 6/19/12 11:38 AM |
| Resolution | 2448 x 3696 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 62.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7000 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Aquilegia nivalis Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Aquilegia glauca var. nivalis
Synonyms: Aquilegia glauca var. nivalis
Snow Columbine is beautiful Columbine with deep
purple flowers with almost blackish purple inner petals. Spurs are
unusually short, incurved. Leaves are few, ternate, divided into broad
kidney-shaped 3-lobed leaflets. Stem is unbranched 10-20 cm, with 1-2
leaves. Snow Columbine is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to
Himachal Pradesh, mostly in Kashmir, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: D.S. Rawat, Suresh Rana | Photographed in Sunderdhunga valley, Uttarakhand & Paddar Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. |
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