| Yellow Cobra Lily |
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| File size | 342115 |
| Original date | 6/22/09 11:55 AM |
| Resolution | 1540 x 1155 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/644s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Arisaema flavum Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Yellow Cobra Lily can be distinguished from all other cobra lilies by its
very small yellowish or greenish hood, 1.5-4 cm, which is usually dark
purple on the inside. The stem carrying the hood is 10-40 cm tall. Leaves
are digitately compound with 5-11 oblong-lanceshaped leaflets 2.5-12 cm
long. Yellow Cobra Lily is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to SW
China, at altitudes of 1800-4500 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed on Govindghat-Ghangria route, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,