| West-Himalayan Cinquefoil |
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| File size | 495636 |
| Original date | 8/6/11 5:32 PM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 2.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital Camera |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Potentilla curviseta Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
West-Himalayan Cinquefoil is a low mat-forming perennial
herb, with 2-3 yellow flowers borne on short flowering stems, and with
trifoliate leaves having narrow wedge-shaped leaflets which are
coarsely 3-toothed at the tip. Flowers are about 1.5 cm across, with
inverted-heart-shaped petals. Sepal cup is silky-hairy outside.
Leaflets are 1.3-2.5 cm long. leathery, hairy on both sides. Stipules
are linear forming a narrow wing to the leaf-stalk. Old leaves persist
and become woody over the rootstock. Flowering stems are 2-8 cm long.
West-Himalayan Cinquefoil is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Kashmir,
at altitudes of 3000-4500 m. It is common in Kashmir. Flowering:
July-August.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Paddar Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. |
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