| Autumn Lady's-Tresses |
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| File size | 391199 |
| Original date | 4/15/23 3:13 PM |
| Resolution | 3416 x 3220 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3400 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Spiranthes spiralis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Spiranthes autumnalis, Spiranthes glauca
Synonyms: Spiranthes autumnalis, Spiranthes glauca
Autumn Lady's-Tresses is a small grey-green plant,
closely related to
Chinese Lady's-Tresses, an
East Himalayan to Chinese plant. It forms a rosette of 4-5 pointed,
stalkless, ovate leaves about 3 cm long. In late summer an unbranched
stem of about 10-15 cm tall is produced with approximately four
sheath-shaped leaves. The white flowers are about 5 mm long and have a
green spot on the lower lip. They are arranged in a helix around the
upper half of the stalk. Autumn Lady's-Tresses is found in Europe to
Mediterranean and Central Himalaya. Although named Autumn
Lady's-Tresses in Europe, in the Himalaya it blooms in the spring
season.
| Identification credit: Sunit Singh | Photographed in Rudarparyag, Uttarakhand. |
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