| Candyleaf |
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| File size | 772774 |
| Original date | 7/24/10 12:37 PM |
| Resolution | 2448 x 1836 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-W350 |
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Botanical name: Stevia ovata Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Candyleaf is a multi-stemmed straggly shrub, 40-80 cm tall, with arching
canes topped by clusters of white daisy flower. Both the leaves and
branches are arranged opposite each other. Leaf-stalks are 2-10 mm long.
Leaf blades have raised venation (generally limited to mid-vein and
primary laterals). Leaves are variable in shape but generally ovate to
trullate and mostly 3-6 cm long with serrate margins. The stem has a furry
appearance that darkens to a reddish hue at the base. Flower heads are
arranged in more or less congested, compact clusters. Peduncles are
1-2 mm, sessile-glandular and finely villous. Involucres are 4–6 mm.
Phyllaries are sessile-glandular and finely villous; apices rounded to
blunt or obtuse. Flowers are white or light pink. Candyleaf is native to
tropical America, from the mountains of Texas south to the mountains of
Mexico, Ecuador and Peru. It has naturalized in parts of India.
Identification credit: G.S. Rawat
| Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |