| Purple Heads |
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| File size | 49160 |
| Original date | 10/8/06 9:08 AM |
| Resolution | 3008 x 2000 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 300.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D50 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Phyllocephalum scabridum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Decaneurum scabridum
Synonyms: Decaneurum scabridum
Purple Heads is an annual herb, growing to 60 cm tall. It makes it appearance
in the monsoons. Upper leaves smaller than the lower ones, 10-15 cm,
elliptic-lancelike. Inflorescences are purple solitary heads 8-12 mm, at the
end of branches. Leafy bracts below the purple heads, longer than them.
Occasioanlly seen on the hills of Western Ghats. Flowering: October-November.
| Identification credit: Ravi Vaidya | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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