| White Rain Lily |
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| File size | 639581 |
| Original date | 9/25/05 1:14 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/586s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Zephyranthes candida Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
Synonyms: Amaryllis candida, Amaryllis nivea, Zephyranthes nivea
Synonyms: Amaryllis candida, Amaryllis nivea, Zephyranthes nivea
White Rain Lily is a perennial herb, up to 20 cm tall,
with Corcus-like white flowers, about 4 cm across, with green throat,
and prominent yellow stamens. The flowers are borne singly atop
upright stems above a tuft of outward-spreading narrow grass-like
green leaves. Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide.
The leaf-like bract is 1.8 to 4 cm. White Rain Lily is native to South
America including Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil. It is widely
cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly
naturalized in many places like South Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Delhi & Imphal. |
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