| Softly Hairy Buttercup |
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| File size | 405155 |
| Original date | 9/28/14 10:21 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Ranunculus hirtellus Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Softly Hairy Buttercup is a small erect or spreading herb, usually 6-15 cm
high. Base leaves are rounded and deeply cut into broad lobes. The stem
leaves, on the other hand, are divided into 3-5 lanceshaped lobes. Flowers
are bright yelloe, 1-1.5 cm across. Flower stalk is 1-12 cm long, minutely
hairy. Sepals are densely hairy beneath. Basal leaves are 1-3 cm across,
with oval lobes with rounded teeth. Softly Hairy Buttercup is found in the
Himalayas, from Kashmir to Sikkim, Tibet and W. China, at altitudes of
2800-5500 m. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar, J.M. Garg | Photographed at Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh & Gulmarg, Kashmir. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,