| Indian Elecampane |
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| File size | 246758 |
| Original date | 11/30/02 12:00 AM |
| Resolution | 2736 x 3648 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 42.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| Camera model | E-410 |
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Botanical name: Inula racemosa Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Inula royleana, Inula helenium, Helenium racemosum
Synonyms: Inula royleana, Inula helenium, Helenium racemosum
Indian Elecampane is a tall stout herb up to 1.75 m
tall, with large short-stalked flower-heads, 4-8 cm across, borne in a
spike-like cluster, at branch ends. Ray florets are slender, up to 2.5
cm long. Lower leaves are elliptic-lanceshaped, 18-45 cm long, narrowed
to a winged stalk. Upper leaves are lanceshaped, half stem-clasping.
Indian Elecampane is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to C.
Nepal, at altitudes of 2000-3200 m. Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh, Akhtar Malik | Photographed in Kashmir. |
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