| Tubeflower Gentian |
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| File size | 604826 |
| Original date | 8/17/22 12:19 PM |
| Resolution | 4178 x 2506 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 40.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 14.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D5300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Gentiana tubiflora Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Gentiana longistyla, Gentianodes tubiflora
Synonyms: Gentiana longistyla, Gentianodes tubiflora
Tubeflower Gentian has flowers borne singly, deep
blue, narrow tubular up to 2.5 cm long, with erect triangular to ovate
petals and short entire lobules. Sepal-cup is about half as long as
flower, with erect, short, narrow-ovate sepals. It is a clustered
cushion-forming leafy perennial, with tiny spoon-shaped to oblong
leaves in rosettes 1-2 cm across; leaves up to 7 mm long. Stems are
erect, leafy, 2.5-5 cm. Capsule is cylindrical about 1 cm, with long
style, borne on a long stalk projecting from the persistent perianth.
Tubeflower Gentian is found on screes, open slopes in the Himalayas,
from Himachal Pradesh to SE Tibet at altitudes of 4000-5000 m.
Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Sunit Singh, Anshurekha Dash | Photographed in Kanchani Tal & Sahashtra Tal, Uttarakhand. |
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