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| Original date | 6/9/11 3:39 AM |
| Resolution | 1460 x 1095 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.72mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX L21 |
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Botanical name: Anemone rupicola Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Eriocapitella rupicola, Anemone rupestris Jacquem. ex Cambess.
Synonyms: Eriocapitella rupicola, Anemone rupestris Jacquem. ex Cambess.
Rock Anemone is a perennial herb characterised by
large showy, white flowers, which are sometimes pinkish on the
underside, 4-7 cm across. Petals are 2-4 cm long, oval, downy outside.
The leaves just below the flowers are stalkless, 3-lobed to the middle,
the lobes further cut and sharply toothed. Basal leaves are
long-stalked, 3-lobed to the base, the lobes, deeply 3-lobed and
sharply toothed. Stems are several, about 20 cm long. Fruiting heads
are spherical, white woolly. Rock Anemone is found growing on rocks,
open slopes in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SW China, at
altitudes of 2700-4300 m.
Flowering: JUne-August.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Paddar Valley, Jammu & Kashmir & Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. |
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