| Bluish Grey Maple |
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| File size | 2456419 |
| Original date | 6/24/09 7:08 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 37.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/25s |
| Aperture | 3.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Acer caesium Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
Synonyms: Acer molle
Synonyms: Acer molle
Bluish Grey Maple is a deciduous tree, growing up to 25 m tall. Bark is is
rather grey. Twigs are red-brown, hairless, peppered with dots. Flower
buds are large, prominent in dormant season. Leaves are 8-20 cm across,
palmately 3-5-lobed; basal lobes small, nerves 3-5. Leaf stalks are stout,
5-15 cm long. Flower arise in corymbs at the end of branches. Flowers are
5-merous, 5 mm across, yellow-green. Sepals obovate, 3-4 mm long, Petals
shorter than the sepals. Fruit is a boomerang-shaped samara, 3-5 cm long.
Wings are divergent, or sometimes overlapping. Flowering: March-May.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Ghangria, Uttarakhand. |
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