| Sapphire Primrose |
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| File size | 153708 |
| Original date | 6/10/10 12:55 PM |
| Resolution | 1200 x 900 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/246s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Primula sapphirina Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Sapphire Primrose is a very small, beautiful primrose that is found in
China, Bhutan, NE India and Nepal. Flowers are sapphire blue, very short-
stalked, nodding, borne on top of a slender leafless stem 1-5 cm tall, in
groups of 1-4. Sepal tube is often tinged with dark purple, cup-like with
triangular sepals. Flowers are funnel-shaped, with a short tube, scarcely
surpassing the sepal cup. Flower limb is about 8 mm in diameter with ovate
petals which are notched at the tip. Leaves are 6-12 mm long, spoon-shaped
or obovate, narrowed into a stalk, pinnately cut. The plant forms dense
mats consisting of many rosettes of leaves, and bases with remains of
withered foliage. Sapphire Primrose is found at altitudes of 4000-5000 m
in the Himalayas. Flowering: June-July.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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