| Himalayan Mint Shrub |
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| File size | 565939 |
| Original date | 11/18/05 5:01 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Colquhounia coccinea Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
An evergreen soft-wooded shrub from the Himalayas, this grows to 3 metres.
It has long, thick clusters of red tubular flowers, striped orange
within, at the tips of
the stems in late summer. The large, soft, tapering leaves are rough-textured,
in opposite pairs and about 8-15 cm long, sometimes white woolly on the
underside. Himalayan Mint Shrub is found in the
Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to SE Asia, at altitudes of 1200-3000 m.
Flowering: September-October.
| Identification credit: Sadokpam Ranjita | Photographed in Nainital & Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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