| Carpet Rock Jasmine |
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| File size | 848732 |
| Original date | 5/29/16 12:43 PM |
| Resolution | 1940 x 1455 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 135.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 10.0 |
| Focus Distance | 0.63m |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS REBEL T4i |
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Botanical name: Androsace tapete Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonyms: Androsace densa
Synonyms: Androsace densa
Carpet Rock Jasmine is one of the smallest flowered
Androsace. It has tiny silvery-haired rosettes of leaves, mostly 2-4 mm
across, very densely clumped together in a tight domed cushion usually
6-10 cm across, or sometimes up to 20 cm across. Flowers occur singly,
white, 3-4 mm across. Leaves are about 4 mm. Rosettes appear stuffed
with woolly hairs and surrounded with oval leaves. Stems are densely
covered below with old hardened leaf rosettes. Carpet Rock Jasmine is
found in Eastern Himalayas, from W Nepal to Tibet, at altitudes of
3800-5500 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Siddarth Machado | Photographed in North Sikkim. |
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