| Yellow Alplily |
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| File size | 223010 |
| Original date | 6/26/11 2:02 PM |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1152 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Gagea flavonutans Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)
Synonyms: Lloydia flavonutans
Synonyms: Lloydia flavonutans
Yellow Alplily is a delicate plant, only up to 15
cm tall. It usually has only a single yellow flower, looking down, with
a reddish-orange patch at the base. Flowers are about 2 cm long, with
elliptic blunt petals with green veins. Basal leaves are 3-8, narrowly
strap-shaped, usually shorter than stem, 1.5-2.5 mm wide. Stem leaves
are several, threadlike, 1-2 cm long. Yellow Alplily is found in the
Himalayas, from C. Nepal to SE Tibet, at altitudes of 3600-4500.
Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed beyond Tsomgo lake, Sikkim. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,