| Himalayan Bog Star |
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| File size | 633204 |
| Original date | 8/14/06 4:20 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/162s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Parnassia nubicola Family: Celastraceae (Spike-thorn family)
Synonyms: Parnassia tibetana, Parnassia cordata, Parnassia nubicola subsp. occidentalis
Synonyms: Parnassia tibetana, Parnassia cordata, Parnassia nubicola subsp. occidentalis
Himalayan Bog Star is a perennial herb easily distinguished by its
solitary white flower borne on a slender stem 11-30 cm tall, with a single
stalkless, stem-clasping ovate leaf arising from below the middle of the
stem, and many many stalked leaves at the base. Flower is 1.5-2.5 cm
across, with 5 spreading, often finely toothed, oblong to obovate petals.
Sepals are blunt, hairless. Stamens are 5, alternating with 5 fleshy
3-lobed nectaries. Leaves at the base are long-stalked, elliptic-heart-
shaped, pointed, 2.5-5 cm long. Himalayan Bog Star is found in the
Himalayas, from Afghanistan to NE India to to China (NW Yunnan), at
altitudes of 2900-4300 m. Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in the Valley of Flowers & Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
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