| Yellow Kashmir Balsam |
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| File size | 212987 |
| Original date | 6/24/10 5:50 AM |
| Resolution | 1000 x 948 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 70.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Impatiens edgeworthii Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)
Synonyms: Impatiens longicornu var. cristata, Impatiens chrysantha
Synonyms: Impatiens longicornu var. cristata, Impatiens chrysantha
Yellow Kashmir Balsam is an annual herb 25-60 cm tall, found growing on
streamsides, rocks and grazing grounds in the Himalayas. It is
particularly common in Kashmir. Flowers are born in racemes towards the
end of branches. Stalk carrying the flower cluster is slender, 2.5-10.5 cm
long. Flowers are yellow, streaked orange in the throat, 2.5-3.6 cm,
carried on 1-1.3 cm long stalk. Upper petal is orange, rounded and
crested. Lateral united petals are 1.8-2 cm long - upper ones are prolonged
obliquely upwards, yellow-white. This feature easily distinguishes this
flower from the similar looking Three-Horned Balsam.
Lower sepal is narrow funnel-shaped, gradually narrowed to a slender
curved spur. Lateral sepals are large rounded with crested midrib. Leaves
are elliptic long-pointed, grouped in rosettes towards the ends of
branches. Yellow Kashmir Balsam is found at altitudes of 1500-2700 m.
Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Kashmir. |
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