| Spiny-Leaf Saxifrage |
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| Original date | 8/8/12 8:43 AM |
| Resolution | 876 x 657 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saxifraga brachypoda Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonyms: Saxifraga glandulosa, Hirculus brachypodus
Synonyms: Saxifraga glandulosa, Hirculus brachypodus
Spiny-Leaf Saxifrage is easily distinguished by its
numerous narrow-lanceshaped rigid spine-tipped leaves arranged
regularly on long stems, with single golden yellow flower at the end of
the stem. The flower-stalk is short and glandular hairy. Petals are
obovate or elliptic-ovate, much longer than the ovate pointed glandular
sepals. Anthers are reddish. Leaves are 5-9 mm long, half clasping the
stem, densely overlapping, often wpiny-toothed margins. Stems are many,
often forming a moss-like clump. Spiny-Leaf Saxifrage is found in the
Haimalayas, from Uttarakhand to SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4800 m.
Flowering: July-August.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |