| Proud Saw-wort |
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| File size | 659454 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 12:14 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/292s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Shangwua denticulata Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Saussurea denticulata, Saussurea fastuosa
Synonyms: Saussurea denticulata, Saussurea fastuosa
Saw-wort is a common name for several species of Saussurea. The
species name fastuosa, interestingly, means proud. Proud Saw-wort
has erect stems upto 1.2 meters, branched above. Leaves are many, elliptic,
finely and regularly toothed. Flower heads look like dried remains of a
flower, and are yellow to light brown in color, 1.5-2.5 cm across, on stout
stiff stalks (probably the origin of "proud"), solitary or several in lax
clusters. Dark brown bracts form a covering which gives the impression of a
dried flower.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,