| Pendant Hypericum |
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| File size | 716032 |
| Original date | 6/22/09 1:05 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/34s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Hypericum oblongifolium Family: Hypericaceae (Hypericum family)
Synonyms: Hypericum cernuum
Synonyms: Hypericum cernuum
Pendant Hypericum is a much branched perennial
shrub 1-2 m, with arching, pedant branches, with oblong to elliptic
blunt leaves and few large yellow flowers 3.5-7 cm across, at the end
of branches. Petals are mostly narrow obovate, 15-30 mm long, about 1.3
times longer than the stamens. Sepals are unequal, ovate-elliptic, with
entire margins, stamens about 30 in each fascicle, styles up to 2 cm.
Leaves are stalkless, 3-8 cm long, with dense network of veins on the
underside. Pendant Hypericum is found in the Himalayas, from
Pakistan to C. Nepal, at altitudes of 800-2100 m. Flowering:
March-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed on Govindghat-Ghangria route, Uttarakhand. |
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