| Indian Grass Lily |
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| File size | 81774 |
| Original date | 8/30/26 1:22 PM |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 16.136mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
| Focus Distance | 0.0m |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX70 HS |
| Sensor type | Undefined |
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Botanical name: Iphigenia indica Family: Colchicaceae (Colchicum family)
Synonyms: Melanthium indicum, Anguillaria indica
Synonyms: Melanthium indicum, Anguillaria indica
Indian Grass Lily is a small perennial herb only
10-25 cm tall. Leaves are grass-like 7-15 cm long,3-9 mm broad. Midvein
is prominent, base is sheathing and stem-clasping. Flowers are borne in
2-10-flowered clusters. Bracts are linear, 1.5-2.5 cm long,
flower-stalks 2-4 cm long. Tepals are dark purple, linear to narrowly
inverted-lanceshaped 7-10 mm long,0.7-1 mm wide. Stamens are 2-3 mm
long, with anthers about 1 mm. Stigma lobes are curved back. Capsule
are obovoid to oblong, 6-8 × 3-3.5 mm. Indian Grass Lily is found in
peninsular India and in the Himalayas, from Kumaun to Nepal, at
altitudes of 1800-2000 m. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Jayesh Patil | Photographed in Matheran, Maharashtra & lower Himalayas. |
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