| Central-Asian Rush |
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| File size | 673314 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 10:42 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/204s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Juncus thomsonii Family: Juncaceae (Rush family)
Juncus is a genus which consists of about 225 species of grassy plants
commonly called rushes. Central-Asian Rush is a small perennial herb with stems
5-20 cm. Stems bear a dense globular head of brown or white flowers each.
Leaves thread like, all nearly basal, usually 1-3; leaf sheath reddish
brown; leaf blade linear, 1-10 cm. Inflorescences terminal; head solitary,
5-10 mm in diam., 2-8-flowered; bracts 3-4, spreading, ovate-lanceolate,
3-8 × 1-3 mm, shorter than head, apex obtuse. Petals yellowish white,
straw-colored, or chestnut brown, oblong-lanceolate, 4 mm. Six prominent
stamens protrude out. Anthers are linear 1.6-2 mm. Central-Asian Rush occurs
in Central Asia to S. Central China and the
Himalayas at altitudes of 3000-5200 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Umesh Tiwari | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand & Tawang distt., Arunachal Pradesh. |
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