| Purple Glow Wort |
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| File size | 405051 |
| Original date | 6/15/08 12:47 PM |
| Resolution | 1000 x 750 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W55 |
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Botanical name: Sibbaldia purpurea Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Synonyms: Potentilla purpurea
Synonyms: Potentilla purpurea
Purple Glow Wort is a spreading, mat-forming perennial herb, found on open
slopes of the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan, at altitudes of 3500-5300
m. Flowers are red-purple, 4-6 mm across, with widely spaced elliptic
petals. The petals are longer than the triangular sepals. Leaves are
compound with 5 elliptic to ovate leaflets, up to 1 cm long. Leaflets are
silvery-haired. Flowering: June-August.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. |