| White Sikkim Primrose |
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| File size | 232783 |
| Original date | 6/19/13 11:52 AM |
| Resolution | 1532 x 1149 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Primula sikkimensis var. hopeana Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonyms: Primula hopeana, Primula ioessa var. hopeana
Synonyms: Primula hopeana, Primula ioessa var. hopeana
White Sikkim Primrose is a rosette-forming,
deciduous species with oblong to lance-shaped, elliptical or oblong to
inversely lance-shaped, toothed leaves. Numerous, pendent,
funnel-shaped cream flowers are borne in umbels atop flowering stems
that range between 60 and 90 cm tall. This is a hardy species and it
can grow in a moist, humusy soil in both partial shade and almost full
shade. It flowers in July just as the Meconopsis have finished
flowering. Native to Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pagé | Photographed enroute to Sangetsar Lake, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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