| Many-Stemmed Himalayan Fleabane |
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| File size | 63893 |
| Original date | 8/17/11 8:55 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Erigeron acris var. multicaulis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Erigeron multicaulis
Synonyms: Erigeron multicaulis
Many-Stemmed Himalayan Fleabane is a perennial herb
up to 2 ft tall, hairy or velvety. Lower leaves are stalked, oblong.
Stem leaves are lanceshaped, narrowed to stalkless base. Flower-heads
are long stalked, 1.0-1.4 cm across, in corymb-like panicles. Involucre
bracts are linear, pointed. Ray florets are pale purple, exceeding
pappus. Seedpods are hairy. Many-Stemmed Himalayan Fleabane is found in
the Himalayas, from
Afghanistan, Kashmir to Bhutan, at altitudes of 1000-3500 m.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed below Gulmarg, Kashmir. |
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