| Himalayan Klasea |
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| Original date | 5/1/12 9:46 AM |
| Resolution | 2736 x 3648 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/2000s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A495 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Klasea pallida Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Serratula pallida, Tricholepis raghavendrae
Synonyms: Serratula pallida, Tricholepis raghavendrae
Himalayan Klasea is an erect perennial herb, with
pinnately lobed basal leaves, and with an almost leafless stem bearing
a large solitary pinkish-purple flower-head, with many overlapping
involucral bracts. Flower-head is 2.5-4 cm across; florets with deeply
lobed flower, the lobes linear; outer involucral bracts much shorter
than the inner. Leaves are 8-30 cm, stalked, variable, broadly ovate to
oblong, entire and toothed or deeply pinnately-lobed. Both forms often
occur on the same plant. Stem is usually 30-50 cm. Fruit is flattened,
smooth; pappus with several rows of minutely barbed, rigid hairs.
Himalayan Klasea is found in the Himalayas, from Pakistan to W.
Himalaya and Nepal, at altitudes of 1400-3000 m. Flowering: April-June.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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