| Purple Stalked Gentian |
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| File size | 248102 |
| Original date | 4/9/09 1:45 PM |
| Resolution | 1689 x 1267 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/174s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Gentiana pedicellata Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Ericala pedicellata, Gentiana pedicellata var. wallichii
Synonyms: Ericala pedicellata, Gentiana pedicellata var. wallichii
Purple Stalked Gentian is a tiny annual lax herb, to 8 cm or shorter. It
bears tiny blue flowers at the end of lateral branches. Flowers are tiny,
6-8 mm long, pale blue, with shallow-triangular petals, and a little
shorter lobules in between them. Sepal tube is about hald as long as the
flower tube, with outcurved sepals. Leaves are lance-shaped, 5-20 mm long,
the basal leaves, when present, are much larger and broader. Purple
Stalked Gentian is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Burma, at
altitudes of 750-3800 m. Flowering: January-June.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim. |
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