| Himalayan Meadow Primrose |
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| File size | 340024 |
| Original date | 6/17/14 10:16 AM |
| Resolution | 1384 x 1038 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Primula rosea Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Synonyms: Primula elegans
Synonyms: Primula elegans
It’s impossible to miss this species when it’s in bloom. It is a plant of
damp places, snow-melts and stream-sides in the Himalayas. The flowers emerge
in early spring before the leaves and are a pretty vivid rose-pink, with a
yellow eye. The flowers occur in a compact umbel carried on top of stem 3-10
cm tall. Leaves are obovate, finely toothed. Flowers are 1-2 cm across, with
deeply notched petals. Occurs at altitudes of 2700-4000 m. Flowering:
June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,