| Thomson's Onosma |
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| File size | 294390 |
| Original date | 2/28/07 9:57 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 17.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/180s |
| Aperture | 5.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S6 |
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Botanical name: Onosma thomsonii Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Thomson's Onosma is a very rare perennial herb of the Himalayas. It is a
woody herb with hairy parts. Flowers are bracteate, in terminal or both
terminal and lateral, nodding clusters. Calyx is 5-sect or sometimes
shortly tubular, usually accrescent. Flowers are tubular, gradually
broadening upwards, white to bluish. Petals are short, patent or not.
Flowering: April-May.
Identification credit: Krishan Lal
| Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh |