| Smooth Camel Thistle |
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| File size | 1004821 |
| Original date | 11/8/08 12:21 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Tricholepis glaberrima Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Smooth Camel Thistle is a small annual herb, growing up to 50-100 cm tall,
with ribbed and angled branches. Alternately arranged stalkless leaves, 3-6
cm long, are linear-opblong, sharp tipped, spiny toothed. Pink flower-heads
occur singly on stalks at the end of branches. The bracts on the green
portion of the flower-head, are pointed, needle-like, recurved.
Flowering: November-December.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed on NH8 (near Navghar), Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,