| Tall Pearly Everlasting |
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| File size | 427076 |
| Original date | 10/24/12 12:47 PM |
| Resolution | 1440 x 1080 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Anaphalis busua Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Anaphalis arenosa, Anaphalis surculosa, Gnaphalium busua
Synonyms: Anaphalis arenosa, Anaphalis surculosa, Gnaphalium busua
Tall Pearly Everlasting is an erect perennial herb,
growing up to 1-4 ft tall. Leaves are linear to narrow-lanceshaped, 3.5-6
cm long, pointed with inrolled margins, green above, white woolly beneath.
Leaf bases have lobes forming wings, joining the stem. Flowers are borne in
branched domed clusters 7-15 cm across. They are tiny round flower-heads
each 4 mm across. What look like petals are bracts which are erect in
flower and spreading in fruit. Tall Pearly Everlasting is found in the
Himalayas, from Pakistan to Bhutan, at altitudes of 1800-3600 m.
Flowering: July-October.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
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