| Veined-Leaf Inula |
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| Original date | 6/30/07 2:28 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Duhaldea nervosa Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Inula asperrima, Inula nitida, Inula venosa, Inula nervosa
Synonyms: Inula asperrima, Inula nitida, Inula venosa, Inula nervosa
Veined-Leaf Inula is hairy perennial herb, with
stems simple or branched, 1-3 ft. Leaves are stalkless or nearly so,
elliptic or elliptic-lanceshaped, pointed at both ends, rough above,
nerves nearly parallel with the margin. They are 5-10 cm long, 2-3.5 cm
wide, remotely toothed. Flower-heads are white, 0.8-2.5 cm across,
arising either singly or in stalked corymbs. Bracts just below the
flower-heads are linear-lanceshaped, hairy, erect or curved back,
outermost somewhat leaf-like. Veined-Leaf Inula is found in the
Himalayas, frp, Garhwal to Bhutan, Khasia, Assam, Burma, Thailand,
Indo-China, W. China, at altitudes of 1200-2900 m.
| Identification credit: Tabish, Krishan Lal | Photographed in Kufri & Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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