| Dwarf Himalayan Iris |
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| File size | 99291 |
| Original date | 6/19/10 4:06 AM |
| Resolution | 1080 x 810 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 70.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 9.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Iris hookeriana Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
Dwarf Himalayan Iris is a perennial herb found growing in the Himalayas,
Pakistan, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Leaves are up to 40 cm long. The
flowers-carrying stem is 5-15 (sometime 30) cm tall. Bracts are 4.5-7 cm
long. Flowers are borne 2 or few together on very short flower-stalks.
Kumaon Iris is a similar-looking plant, but
is shorter and has only single-flowered stem. Flowers are blue-purple,
with blotches, and a flower-tube 1.2-3.0 cm long. Falls are 5-6.5 cm long,
about 2.0 cm broad, obovate, with a white beard, tips colored. Standards
are 5 cm, with blade oblong. Filaments are blue, as long as the creamy
anthers. Capsule is 5-6 cm long, broadly elliptic, terminating into a
prominent beak with dried flower parts. Dwarf Himalayan Iris is found at
altitudes of 2400-3300 m. Flowering: April-July.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Kashmir & Lahaul, HP. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,