| Indian Squirrel Tail |
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| Original date | 1/31/07 8:28 AM |
| Resolution | 1632 x 1224 |
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| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Colebrookea oppositifolia Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Indian Squirrel Tail is a branched shrub, growing to 1-3 m tall. Light
colored stems are stout. There are many pale branches which are hairy when
young. Oppositely arranged light green leaves are crowded at branch ends.
The leaves are elliptic, oblong, lancelike, finely serrated, 10-15 cm long, darkish
green above, whitish hairy below. Numerous
tiny white flowers occur in panicles of upright spikes, 5-10 cm long. The
flower spikes look hairy, and resemble squirrel's tail.
Indian Squirrel Tail is found in the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan,
Punjab, Western Ghats, and many other parts of India, at altitudes of
250-1700 m. Flowering: December-April.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Maharashtra & Uttarakhand. |
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