| Himalayan Tree Vernonia |
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| File size | 2317588 |
| Original date | 4/8/09 2:42 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| 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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Botanical name: Monosis volkameriifolia Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Vernonia volkameriifolia, Conyza volkameriifolia, Vernonia punduana
Synonyms: Vernonia volkameriifolia, Conyza volkameriifolia, Vernonia punduana
Himalayan Tree Vernonia is a small tree with velvet-hairy branchlets.
Leaves are obovate-oblong or lance-shaped, pointed or blunt. Margins are
entire or irregularly toothed. The leaf-stalk half encircles the stem at
the base. Flowers are pale mauve in heads about 8 mm long, very numerous,
in large branched clusters at the end of branches. Achenes are 10-ribbed,
and the pappus is whitish. Himalayan Tree Vernonia is found in the
Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan to NE India, at altitudes of 400-2400 m.
Flowering: February-April.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim & Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. |
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