| Himalayan Aster |
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| Original date | 6/9/10 2:55 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/65s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Aster himalaicus Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Aster mekongensis
Synonyms: Aster mekongensis
Himalayan Aster is a low-growing spreading leafy
perennial herb with solitary flower-head about 2.5 cm across, with
numerous very narrow lilac ray-florets, and a yellow or purple-brown
center. The bracts just below the flower-heads are ellpitic, leaf-like,
recurved, hairy. Upper stem-leaves are narrow-elliptic,
half-stem-clasping, sparsely hairy, entire to somewhat toothed. Lower
leaves are obovate-spoon-shaped, long-stalked, all mostly 2.5-8 cm
long. The plant has several leafy stems 8-15 cm tall, spreading from a
thick branched rootstock. Fruit is silky and pappus white. Himalayan
Aster is found on open slopes in Eastern Himalayas, from C. Nepal to
Sikkim and SW China, at altitudes of 3600-4500 m.
Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Tawang distt., Arunachal. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,