| Entire-Leaf Coneflower |
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| File size | 599305 |
| Original date | 1/16/08 11:33 AM |
| Resolution | 1280 x 960 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Strobilanthes integrifolia Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Endopogon integrifolius, Leptacanthus alatus, Mackenziea integrifolia
Synonyms: Endopogon integrifolius, Leptacanthus alatus, Mackenziea integrifolia
Entire-Leaf Coneflower is a perennial branched shrub, about 1 m tall, endemic to Sahyadri
hills. Oppositely arranged
elliptic, lance-like leaves are 10-20 cm long. Leaves have a tapering tip
and the base tapers into the wings of the leaf stalk. Flowers occur in spikes
5-12 cm long, in leaf axils or at the end of branches. The flower spikes have
a strong smell. Flowers are blue, funnel shaped, 3-4 cm, with 5 rounded lobes
of the tube. It flowers once in seven years. Flowering: October-January.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Khadsamble, Maharashtra. |
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