| Smallflower Spirea |
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| File size | 422439 |
| Original date | 6/21/13 9:15 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Spiraea micrantha Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Synonyms: Spiraea japonica subsp. micrantha, Spiraea brumalis, Spiraea japonica var. himalaica
Synonyms: Spiraea japonica subsp. micrantha, Spiraea brumalis, Spiraea japonica var. himalaica
Smallflower Spirea a branched shrub 1-1.5 m tall, with
leaves ovate-lanceshaped 4-15 x 2-5 cm, gradually tapering, base
narrow, margin usually coarsely doubly sawtoothed; leaf-stalks up to 1
cm. Flowers are borne in very long spreading panicles 8-20 cm broad.
Flowers are 4-6 mm across, petals white or pink. Disk glands are large.
Seedpods are 1.5-2 mm, velvet-hairy. Smallflower Spirea is found in
the Himalayas, from Nepal to Bhutan, NE India, at altitudes of
1400-3000 m. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Tawang distt., Arunachal Pradesh. |
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