| Spurred Gentian |
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| File size | 184211 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 9:55 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/72s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Halenia elliptica Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Swertia peloris
Synonyms: Swertia peloris
Spurred Gentian is an erect hairless plant, growing to 2 ft tall, with
4-angled stem which are winged. Oppositely arranged narrow-elliptic leaves
are stalkless, 2.5-5 cm long. Flowers are small, pale blue, easily
identified by the 4 hort blue spurs projecting backwards and outwards
beyond the sepals. Flowers arise in clusters of few flowers, in leaf axils
and at the end of branches. Flowers are 8 mm across, bell-shaped, deeply
4-loved, with spurs up to 7 mm long. They have 4 ovate-lanceshaped sepals,
and 4 stamens. Spurred Gentian is found in forests and open slopes of the
Himalayas, from Kashmir to SW China, at altitudes of 1800-4500 m.
Flowering: July-October.
| Identification credit: Rajendra Kala | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand & Arunachal Pradesh. |
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