| Stem Clasping Ligularia |
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| Original date | 8/15/06 9:49 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/88s |
| Aperture | 3.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Ligularia amplexicaulis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Stem Clasping Ligularia is a perennial herb that grows to 1.0 m high by 0.5 m
wide. The upper leaves are large and green, rounded-heart-shaped
stalked, the upper ones appear to clasp the stem. Flowers are carried on erect
stems above the foilage. The flowers are large, shaggy, narrow-petalled yellow
daisies which appear in loose, flat-topped sprays in mid-summer. Flower-heads
are about 4 cm across; ray-florets about 2 cm; involucral bracts about 8 mm,
oblong pointed, fused below, hairless. Stem Clasping Ligularia is found in
the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Bhutan, at altitudes of 3000-4300 m.
Medicinal uses:
The stems, leaves and flowers are used in Tibetan
medicine, they are said to have an astringent taste and a cooling potency.
Digestive and emetic, they are used in the treatment of vomiting from
indigestion.
Medicinal uses:
The stems, leaves and flowers are used in Tibetan
medicine, they are said to have an astringent taste and a cooling potency.
Digestive and emetic, they are used in the treatment of vomiting from
indigestion.| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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