| Giant Mexican Sunflower |
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| File size | 480381 |
| Original date | 11/22/06 7:29 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 12.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1000s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
| Sensor type |
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Botanical name: Tithonia diversifolia Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Giant Mexican Sunflower is an impressive member of the sunflower family,
Asteraceae. Tithonia was named for Tithonus, a legendary Trojan loved by the
dawn goddess Eos, who turned him into a grasshopper. Giant Mexican Sunflower
is a perennial native of Mexico and Central America and is naturalized in
India. It is a tall shrub, 1-3 m high. Stem is stout, erect, densely hairy.
Alternately arranged broadly ovate leaves (lobed or simple) are 15-25 cm
long. Large single flower-heads are orange-yellow, 10-15 cm across. In
Manipur, flower-heads are used for wounds and bruises.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Munnar, Kerala & Kalimpong, West Bengal. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,