| Himalayan Chrysanthemum |
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| Original date | 7/1/12 10:25 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
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| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Pyrethrum pyrethroides Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Chrysanthemum pyrethroides, Richteria pyrethroides, Tanacetum pyrethroides
Synonyms: Chrysanthemum pyrethroides, Richteria pyrethroides, Tanacetum pyrethroides
Himalayan Chrysanthemum is a grey-woolly plant with
a woody base, with a few erect stems with solitary flower-heads 2.5-3.5
cm across, with many oblong blunt white or pinkish ray-florets, and a
yellow central disc. Involucral bracts are oblong blunt, with purple
papery margins. Basal leaves are stalked, 5-8 cm long, oblong in
outline, 2-3 times cut into short rounded to lanceshaped toothed lobes,
which are densely woolly-haired. Stems have few stalkless leaves below,
and are leafless above, up to 25 cm long. Himalayan Chrysanthemum is
found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to Kashmir, at altitudes of
3300-4800 m. It is common in Ladakh. Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed enroute to Pangong Tso, Ladakh. |