| Pretty Spirea |
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| File size | 2398016 |
| Original date | 6/23/09 2:47 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Spiraea bella Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Pretty Spiraea is a small to medium shrub, growing up to
1-2 m tall, native to the Himalayas. From the flowers, it might be confused
with Japanese Spiraea.
Leaves are elliptic to obovate, with a pointed tip and toothed margins.
Flowers are borne in spreading corymbs of a very beautiful rose colour.
Flowers are 6-8 mm across. Petals are pinkish, rarely white, nearly circular,
longer than sepals. Stamens are about 20, reduced and shorter than petals
in female flowers, longer than petals in male flowers. Pretty Spirea is
found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to SW China, at altitudes of 2100-3600.
Flowering: May-June.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,