| Deep Purple African Daisy |
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| File size | 160580 |
| Original date | 3/2/12 11:53 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-ZS3 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Osteospermum ecklonis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Dimorphotheca ecklonis
Synonyms: Dimorphotheca ecklonis
Deep Purple African Daisy is a low perennial herb
or almost a subshrub usually less than 2 ft tall with alternate 5-8 cm
long leaves, which are somewhat remotely toothed. Leaves are obovate or
oblong to elliptic or oblanceolate, 3-5 x 1-2 cm, margins entire or
toothed, faces stipitate-glandular (at least distal leaves),
glabrescent. Flower-heads are solitary on long peduncles, 5-7 cm in
diameter. Ray florets are purplish to almost white above, purple
beneath with white margin. Disc is small in size with sterile florets,
azure-blue; achenes straight, hard without pappus. Deep Purple African
Daisy is native to Africa.
Flowering December-April.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed at Delhi University Flower Show, Delhi. |