| Blue Himalayan Anemone |
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| File size | 111246 |
| Original date | 7/23/08 7:19 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 683 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/40s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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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: Anemone obtusiloba Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Anemonastrum obtusilobum
Synonyms: Anemonastrum obtusilobum
Blue Himalayan Anemone is a perennial herb which is very variable, with
2-5 cm buttercup flowers in colors white, blue or yellow. Flowers are
borne on short spreading, tufted stems about 5-15 cm long. Flowers have
5-7 elliptic petals which are silky haired beneath. The plant has many
softly hairy basal leaves, 2-5 cm across. Leaves are rounded in outline,
deeply 3-lobed. The lobes are further lobed or cut. Leaves just below the
flowers are about 2.5 cm, 3-lobed and stalkless. Blue Himalayan Anemone is
commonly found in forests, shrubberies, open slopes and grazing grounds,
at altitudes of 2100-4300 m. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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