| Stokes Aster |
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| File size | 289512 |
| Original date | 7/14/07 2:55 PM |
| Resolution | 666 x 500 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A540 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Stokesia laevis Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Stokes' aster is an perennial herb with 6-8 in evergreen stalked basal
leaves. In late spring several erect stems emerge, which have smaller,
stem-clasping leaves and stand about 1-2 ft tall, each bearing 1-4 shaggy
cornflower-like flower-heads 3-4 in across. The ray florets are fringed and
blue, lavender, pink or white, in two concentric rows, and the disc florets
are darker shades of the same colors. Flowering goes on for several weeks.
Stokes aster is native to north America, grown as ornamental in India.
Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag
| Photographed in Bangalore and Imphal. |