| Two-Leaved Corydalis |
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| File size | 130988 |
| Original date | 5/31/11 3:06 PM |
| Resolution | 792 x 594 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Corydalis diphylla Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Synonyms: Corydalis longipes, Corydalis hamiltoniana, Corydalis modesta
Synonyms: Corydalis longipes, Corydalis hamiltoniana, Corydalis modesta
Two-Leaved Corydalis is a delicate pink to
purple-flowered perennial herb, 5-15 tall, with a rather dense
few-flowered cluster at the top. Flowers are 5-15 in number, 1.5-2.5 cm
long, with a stout, paler, prominently up-curved spur with often
down-curved tip. Bracts are entire, pointed. Stem leaves are generally
two. They are double-compound, with oblong, entire leaflets, the middle
leaflet being longest. Capsule is oblong-elliptic, 1-1.5 cm long, with
a curved style. Two-Leaved Corydalis is found in the Himalayas, from
Afghanistan to W Nepal, at altitudes of 1800-3300 m. Flowering:
April-June.
| Identification credit: Magnus Lidén | Photographed in Gulmarg, Kashmir & Kalatope Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh. |
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