| Yellow Spotted White Saxifrage |
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| File size | 169792 |
| Original date | 7/27/08 8:49 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 681 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| 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: Micranthes melanocentra Family: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Synonyms: Saxifraga melanocentra, Saxifraga sulphurascens
Synonyms: Saxifraga melanocentra, Saxifraga sulphurascens
Yellow Spotted White Saxifrage is a perennial herb with
pretty white flowers with reddish centers. Flowers are up to 1.5 cm across,
with petals about 8 mm long, elliptic to ovate. distinctly stalked. Each petal
has two yellow to orange spots towards the base. Carpel is deep red to
chocolate. Leaves are all at the base, 1-2 cm long, elliptic, narrowed to
a long stalk, coarsely toothed. Flowering stems are often branched above.
Yellow Spotted White Saxifrage is commonly found on screes and stony slopes
in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to SW China, at altitudes of 3600-4800 m.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed enroute to Hemkund, Uttarakhand. |
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