| Tall Alplily |
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| File size | 87857 |
| Original date | 7/27/08 9:12 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 683 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| 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: Gagea lasiantha Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Synonyms: Lloydia longiscapa, Gagea pulchella (nom. nud.)
Synonyms: Lloydia longiscapa, Gagea pulchella (nom. nud.)
Tall Alplily is a small delicate bulbous plant which bears nodding flowers
on tall leafless stems (scapes). Flowers are shallow bell-shaped. White petals
have brownish purple lines along the length, and are brownish-purple towards
the base. Petals are elliptic, 0.8-1.7 cm. Inner petals are
somewhat acute and hairy towards the base. Stamens are shorter than
petals. Filaments are shaggy-haired. Leaves are very narrow, grass-like,
5-15 cm. Flowers stems are taller than the leaves, with 1-2 flowers
appearing on the top. Tall Alplily is found on alpine slopes in the
Himalayas, from Kashmir to SW China, at altitudes of 3600-4500 m.
Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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