| Purple-Flower Figwort |
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| File size | 313961 |
| Original date | 6/3/17 2:11 PM |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1152 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Scrophularia koelzii Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonyms: Scrophularia variegata
Synonyms: Scrophularia variegata
Purple-Flower Figwort is a perennial herb with slender
obscurely angled stems. It was named after Walter Norman Koelz. Leaves
are up to 9 cm long, pinnately cut towards base. Flowers are borne in
few-flowered cymes forming narrow panicles. Sepals are rounded with
rough margin. Flowers are 5-7 mm long, antherior petals
greenish-yellow, posterior much larger and purple-brown as also
posterior side of tube. Anthers do not protrude out, anterior slightly
protruded; style 2-4 mm long. Capsule is 5-6 mm long, slightly beaked.
Purple-Flower Figwort is found in Western Himalayas, from Afghanistan to
Kashmir, at altitudes of 2600-5100 m.
Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Gulmarg, Kashmir. |
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