| Kashmir Lagotis |
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| File size | 613990 |
| Original date | 6/15/08 1:08 PM |
| Resolution | 750 x 1000 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return not detected |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W55 |
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Botanical name: Lagotis cashmeriana Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Kashmir Lagotis is a perennial herb with cylindrical spikes of dark blue
tubular flowers 3-4 cm long. Flowers are tiny, 4-5 mm, with rounded
petals. Bracts are much smaller. Oblong to elliptic leaves, 3-6 cm, are
stalked and have rounded teeth on the margin. The plant is about 3-15 cm
tall, leafless below, and with stem-clasping leaves above which gradually
become smaller above. Kashmir Lagotis is common on the alpine slopes of
the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Himachal Pradesh, at altitudes of
3300-4500 m.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh & Bhaderwah, J&K. |
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