| Eastern Purple Coneflower |
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| File size | 599975 |
| Original date | 11/10/11 2:30 PM |
| Resolution | 0 x 0 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 18.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Rudbeckia purpurea
Synonyms: Rudbeckia purpurea
Eastern Purple Coneflower is an herbaceous
perennial herb up to 4 ft tall by 25 cm wide at maturity. Depending on
the climate, it blooms throughout spring to late summer. Its
cone-shaped flowering heads are usually, but not always, purple in the
wild. Its individual flowers (florets) within the flower head are
hermaphroditic, having both male and female organs in each flower. It
is pollinated by butterflies and bees. Leaves arise from the base of
the stem and are 15 x10 cm, ovate to lanceshaped in shape, with
coarsely, irregularly toothed margins. Leaves arising from further up
the stem are tapered towards their base. Its habitats include dry open
woods, prairies and barrens, as well as in cultivated beds. Eastern
Purple Coneflower is a North American species, cultivated as a garden
plant in hill-stations of India.
| Identification credit: Anil Thakur | Photographed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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