| Mountain Vernonia |
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| File size | 499997 |
| Original date | 2/1/07 11:21 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Photo: Prashant Awale |
Botanical name: Vernonia divergens Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Vernonia metziana, Vernonia aspera, Vernonia nilgherryensis
Synonyms: Vernonia metziana, Vernonia aspera, Vernonia nilgherryensis
Mountain Vernonia is a perennial shrub growing to 1-2 m high. It has many ascending
branches towards the top. The stem has brown bark. Alternately arranged
elliptic, serrated leaves are 5-20 cm long, with prominent nerves.
Purple-white flowers occur in dense branched corymbs, 5-10 cm diameter.
Purple flower-heads, 5-8 mm across, are clustered at the end of branches.
Mountain Vernonia is found in the Western Ghats, the Himalayas, and China
to Indo-China, at altitudes of 100-2300 m.
Flowering: December.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Chakdeo fort, Maharashtra. |
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