| Small-Flowered Himalayan Ash |
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| File size | 600486 |
| Original date | 3/29/13 9:16 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Fraxinus micrantha Family: Oleaceae (Jasmine family)
Small-Flowered Himalayan Ash is a large deciduous
tree with grey bark. Young shoots are rusty haired. Numerous tiny white
flowers are borne in large branched clusters up to 25 cm across.
Flowers have no petals. Leaves are pinnate, with 5-9
elliptic-lanceshaped, long-pointed, saw-toothed, stalked leaflets 6-15
cm long. Fruits are winged, 4.5 cm long, 8 mm broad. Small-Flowered
Himalayan Ash is found in the Hinalayas, from Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand to Nepal. Flowering: April-May.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,