| Yellow-Star Roseroot |
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| File size | 668662 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 10:20 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/260s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Rhodiola wallichiana Family: Crassulaceae (Sedum family)
Yellow-Star Roseroot is a small succulent herb forming large clumps on rocks
and open slopes. The plant has numerous erect stems, 15-30 cm tall, covered
with numerous overlapping fleshy linear leaves. Leaves are 2.5-3 cm long,
remotely toothed. Flowers are pale yellow, bisexula, with lance-shaped
petals. Petals are about 0.5-1.1 cm long, twice as long as the sepals. Fruit is
red. Yellow-Star Roseroot is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan,
at altitudes of 3000-4800 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Thingnam Anne, Chris Chadwell | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,