| Little Ironweed |
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| File size | 615063 |
| Original date | 10/12/05 2:10 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 13.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/132s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Cyanthillium cinereum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Vernonia cinerea, Conyza cinerea, Senecioides cinerea
Synonyms: Vernonia cinerea, Conyza cinerea, Senecioides cinerea
Little ironweed is an annual or short-lived perennial to 50cm with ovate
leaves. The stems branch repeatedly at the top to hold aloft the small
cylindrical, purple flower heads. Flowers throughout the year. Originally from
Tropical Asia & Africa, now a pantropical weed, it is sometimes considered native to
Western Australia.
Found in upland crop areas, waste places and roadsides
throughout India.
Medicinal uses:
The seeds yield a fatty oil and are used as an
anthelmintic and alexipharmic; they are said to be quite effective against
roundworms and threadworms. They are also given for coughs, flatulence,
intestinal colic and dysuria and for leucoderma, psoriasis and other chronic
skin-diseases. The seeds are made into a paste with lime juice and used for
destroying pediculi.
Medicinal uses:
The seeds yield a fatty oil and are used as an
anthelmintic and alexipharmic; they are said to be quite effective against
roundworms and threadworms. They are also given for coughs, flatulence,
intestinal colic and dysuria and for leucoderma, psoriasis and other chronic
skin-diseases. The seeds are made into a paste with lime juice and used for
destroying pediculi.| Identification credit: Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Lodhi Garden, Delhi & Jodhpur, Rajasthan. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,