| Himalayan Saw-wort |
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| File size | 659578 |
| Original date | 8/16/06 9:32 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/180s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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 | Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Saussurea piptathera Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Himalayan Saw-wort is a perennial herb, 1-3 ft tall. Leaves are oblong or
ovate-oblong, with sharply toothed margins, hairless above, cottony below,
with stem-clasping base. Purplish-blue flower-heads, 1/2 inch across, are
borne in a crowded dense corymb. Flower-head start as wooly, dirty looking
buds, and open to purple flowers.
Interestingly, the species name piptathera originates from the Greek
pipto (to fall) and ather (stalk).
Himalayan Saw-wort is found in the Himalayas, from Tehri-Garhwal to
Sikkim, at altitudes of 3400-3700.
| Identification credit: Umesh Tiwari | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
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