| Fading Himalayan Aster |
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| File size | 787621 |
| Original date | 6/23/09 10:06 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Aster albescens Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Microglossa albescens
Synonyms: Microglossa albescens
Fading Himalayan Aster is a rambling shrub with rather large lanceshaped
pointed leaves, and with numerous small flower-heads with prominent lilac
ray-florets, borne in flat-topped clusters, up to 10 cm across, at branch ends.
Flower-head are 8 mm across, ray-florets slender, disc florets yellow. The
cup below the flower-head is bell-shaped with many rows of narrow bracts.
Leaves are 4-12 cm long, narrowed to a short stalk, entire or somewhat toothed,
hairy beneath. Stems are usually 1-2 m long. Fading Himalayan Aster is found
in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to SW China and Myanmar, at altitudes of
2100-3600 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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