| Tender Golden-Saxifrage |
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| File size | 478750 |
| Original date | 6/8/13 3:28 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Chrysosplenium tenellum Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Tender Golden-Saxifrage is a perennial herb with
threadlike trailing stems, 2.5-8 cm long. Leaves are kidney-shaped with
a heart-shaped base and rounded lobed margin. Flowers are scattered,
stalked. Seeds are smooth shining. Leaves about 1 cm broad, with 4-8
shallow lobes. Leaves arising from the root are long-stalked. Tender
Golden-Saxifrage is found in the Western Himalayas, in Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand, at altitudes of around 3300 m.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Chansil Pass, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,