| Little Ironweed |
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| Original date | 10/12/05 2:10 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 13.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/132s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Cyanthillium cinereum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Vernonia cinerea, Conyza cinerea, Senecioides cinerea
Synonyms: Vernonia cinerea, Conyza cinerea, Senecioides cinerea
Little ironweed is an annual or short-lived perennial to 50 cm with ovate
leaves. The stems branch repeatedly at the top to hold aloft the small
cylindrical, purple flower heads. Leaves are 2-3.5 x 1.2-2.5 cm, including leaf-stalks. Flower-cluster-stalks are 0.3-1 cm. Bracts are linear at proximal nodes, wanting distally. Phyllaries are 3-4 mm. Fruit is 1.5-2 mm; pappus white. Flowers throughout the year. Originally from Tropical Asia & Africa, now a pantropical weed.
Found in upland crop areas, waste places and roadsides throughout India, including the Himalaya.
Medicinal uses:
The seeds yield a fatty oil and are used as an
anthelmintic and alexipharmic; they are said to be quite effective against
roundworms and threadworms. They are also given for coughs, flatulence,
intestinal colic and dysuria and for leucoderma, psoriasis and other chronic
skin-diseases. The seeds are made into a paste with lime juice and used for
destroying pediculi.
Medicinal uses:
The seeds yield a fatty oil and are used as an
anthelmintic and alexipharmic; they are said to be quite effective against
roundworms and threadworms. They are also given for coughs, flatulence,
intestinal colic and dysuria and for leucoderma, psoriasis and other chronic
skin-diseases. The seeds are made into a paste with lime juice and used for
destroying pediculi.| Identification credit: Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Lodhi Garden, Delhi & Jodhpur, Rajasthan. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,