| Turkistan Geranium |
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| File size | 280291 |
| Original date | 6/28/12 3:29 PM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Geranium regelii Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Turkistan Geranium is a perennial herb 5-20 cm tall,
with the aerial stem much reduced or absent. It is closely similar to
Himalayan Geranium. Petals are
1.4-1.6 cm long, obovate-wedge-shaped. bluish-violet, base dense
fringed with hairs. Sepals are 6-10 mm long, ovate to
ovate-lanceshaped, glandular, with a short sharply pointed tip, margin
white, which is an identifying feature.
Rhizome is well developed, branched. Leaves are basal, 5-7 angled,
round to kidney-shaped 9-14 x 15-24 mm, velvet-hairy, segments
obovate-wedge-shaped. Bracts are similar to stipules, but smaller, up
to 3 mm long, and narrower. Turkistan Geranium is found at altitudes of
2000-3600 m, from E & NE Afghanistan, Upper Chitral to W Himalaya and
Turkistan. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Chris Chadwell | Photographed in Nubra Valley, Ladakh and Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh. |
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