| Crimson-Tip Pink Lousewort |
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| File size | 402795 |
| Original date | 7/23/13 2:48 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pedicularis oederi var. heteroglossa Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Synonyms: Pedicularis heteroglossa
Synonyms: Pedicularis heteroglossa
Crimson-Tip Pink Lousewort is a perennial herb with
pink 2-lipped flowers, or with a dark purplish upper lip, borne in
dense oblong cluster, carried on top of a solitary stem, 2.5-10 cm
tall. Flower tube is up to twice as long as the sepal cup. The upper
lip is oblong with a rounded tip and longer than the broad, 3-lobed
lower lip. The bell-shaped sepal cup is densely hairy. Leaves are
stalked, mostly at the base, broadly linear, pinnately cut into
numerous short pointed toothed lobes. The plant grows from
spindle-shaped tubers. Crimson-Tip Pink Lousewort is found in the
Himalayas, from Pakistan to SW China and also in Europe, at altitudes
of 3600-4800 m. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal |
Photographed at Hamta Pass, Manali, Himachal Pradesh. |
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