| Stem-Clasping Rock-Cress |
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| File size | 198043 |
| Original date | 6/2/18 1:14 PM |
| Resolution | 1400 x 1050 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 67.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Arabis amplexicaulis Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonyms: Arabis kanawarensis,
Synonyms: Arabis kanawarensis,
Stem-Clasping Rock-Cress is a 20-70 cm
tall erect perennial with a cluster of small white flowers at the top of the
stem, and with usually a large basal rosette of bristly-haired leaves.
Flowers are 8-10 mm across, borne on spreading hairless stalks; petals 7-10 mm
long; sepals with white margins. Stern leaves are elliptic to lanceshaped,
sparsely toothed, stem-clasping. Rosette leaves are inverted-lanceshaped,
stalked, often toothed, 5-15 cm, bristly-haired. Fruits are linear, 3-6 cm,
hairless, borne on spreading or horizontal stalks. Stem-Clasping Rock-Cress
is found in Afghanistan, Himalayas, from Kashmir to Nepal, Bhutan and
NE India, at altitudes of 1800-3200 m. Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Kalatope Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh & Shirui hill, Manipur. |
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