| Dwarf Solomon Seal |
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| Original date | 6/22/13 10:37 AM |
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| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Polygonatum hookeri Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Synonyms: Polygonatum pumilum
Synonyms: Polygonatum pumilum
Dwarf Solomon Seal is an unusual, dwarf species of
Polygonatum, just 10 cm tall with loose spikes of small, bell
shaped, lilac-pink, spreading flowers which are held upright amongst
the leaves on short stems. Leaves are several to more than 10, usually
crowded, sessile, linear to oblong, 2--4.5 cm x 3-8 mm, hairless.
Flowers are borne singly or occasionally 2. Flower are erect, carried
on 4-7 mm long stalks. Flowers are purple or pink,
cylindric-funnelform, 1.5-2 cm, tube 3-4 mm wide, petals 6-10 mm.
Filaments are very short, about 0.5 mm, anthers 2 mm. Berries are red,
7-8 mm in diameter, 5-7-seeded.
Dwarf Solomon Seal is found in the Himalyas, from Garhwal to NE India,
W. China, at altitudes of 3200-5000 m. Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: D.S. Rawat |
Photographed enroute to Bumla Pass, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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