| Snowdon Alplily |
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| File size | 2287277 |
| Original date | 6/23/09 2:08 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Gagea serotina Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Synonyms: Lloydia serotina, Lloydia alpina, Gagea striata, Gagea bracteata
Synonyms: Lloydia serotina, Lloydia alpina, Gagea striata, Gagea bracteata
Snowdon Alplily is a small delicate bulbous plant with white flowers with
blunt spreading petals, and grass-like leaves. Petals are elliptic, 8-17
mm, white, with greenish at the base. Leaves are 5-15 cm long. Flowering
stem is slender and of a similar size. The stem as one or two stem leaves
too. Old scaly leaf-bases remain at the base of the stem. Snowdon Alplily
is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SW China, at altitudes of
3300-4800 m. It is also found in parts of Europe. The species name
serotina means late-flowering. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand & Churdhar range, Himachal Pradesh. |
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