| Nettle Leaved Wedelia |
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| Original date | 8/25/07 9:02 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 683 |
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| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Lipoblepharis urticifolia subsp. urticifolia Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Wedelia urticifolia, Wollastonia urticifolia, Verbesina urticifolia
Synonyms: Wedelia urticifolia, Wollastonia urticifolia, Verbesina urticifolia
Nettle Leaved Wedelia is an erect herb, 50-100 cm high, and is a close
cousin of Yellow Dots. Oppositely arranged
sharply serrated, ovate leaves are 7-15 cm long, and covered with bristly
hair on both sides. So, there is a resemblance to nettle leaves, which is
the origin of its species name urticaefolia, which means
nettle-leaved. Yellow flower-heads are 3 cm across, either in leaf axils or
at the end of branches. The flowers occur either solitary or in group of
2-3. Flower-stalks are hairy. Disc flowers are yellow. Ray flowers
("petals") are 6-8 mm long, and divided at the apex.
Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Pravin Kawale | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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