| One-Flowered Saw-Wort |
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| File size | 1041111 |
| Original date | 8/20/11 2:41 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1000s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saussurea roylei Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Aplotaxis roylei
Synonyms: Aplotaxis roylei
One-Flowered Saw-Wort is a rather slender plant with a
solitary dark-purple flower-head at the top of a 15-40 cm long stem.
Leaves are long, narrow, entire, prominently white-woolly beneath. They
are quite variable, linear to lanceshaped, long-pointed, sometimes with
triangular lobes. They are mostly 8-15 cm long. Flower-head is erect
3.5-4 cm across, with involucral bracts narrow lanceshaped,
woolly-haired. The stem also has a few clasping leaves. One-Flowered
Saw-Wort is commonly found in W. Himalayas, at altitudes of 3000-4300
m. Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Chitkul, Kinnaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,