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| File size | 1070671 |
| Original date | 8/7/11 3:31 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 8.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital Camera |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saussurea gossipiphora Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Snowball Plant plant looks like a wooly snow-ball. It is a densely white- or
grey-wooly more or less globular high altitude plant. Stem 10-20 sm, stout,
hollow, enlarged club-shaped and densely leafy above, base covered with black
shining leaf bases. Leaves linear, coarsely toothed or lobed, embedded in
dense wooly hairs. Flower-heads purple, cylindrical 1.3-2 cm long, deeply
embedded in woolly hairs and densely clustered at the top of the stem. Snowball Plant is native to the Himalayas, and found at altitudes of 4300-5600 m.
Medicinal uses:
The wool of this herb is applied to cuts, where
it sticks compactly, seals the wound, and stops the bleeding.
Medicinal uses:
The wool of this herb is applied to cuts, where
it sticks compactly, seals the wound, and stops the bleeding.| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Paddar Valley, Kashmir & Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. |
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