| Cudweed Saw-Wort |
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| File size | 357636 |
| Original date | 8/7/11 2:39 PM |
| Resolution | 1280 x 960 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 8.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| Camera model | KODAK EASYSHARE C182 Digital Camera |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saussurea gnaphalodes Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Saussurea sorocephala, Theodorea gnaphalodes, Aplotaxis gnaphalodes
Synonyms: Saussurea sorocephala, Theodorea gnaphalodes, Aplotaxis gnaphalodes
Cudweed Saw-Wort is an almost stemless,
woolly-haired, clustered perennial herb, 2-7 cm high, with a dense
domed cluster of many reddish-purple flower-heads surrounded by
spreading narrow leaves. Flower-heads are cylindrical, about 1.3 cm
long. Florets are often embedded in dense woolly hairs. Involucral
bracts are lanceshaped, papery. Basal leaves are longest, obovate to
oblong, entire or end of the leaves toothed. Leaves are gradually
shorter upwards changing into lanceolate bracts. The fruit is an achene
with dark brown hairs. Cudweed Saw-Wort is found in the Himalayas, from
Pakistan to SW China, at altitudes of 4000-5500 m. It is common in
Ladakh. Flowering: July-August.
| Identification credit: Suresh Rana | Photographed in Paddar Valley, J&K & Roopkund, Chamoli, Uttarakhand. |
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