| Split-Leaf Lettuce |
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| File size | 170668 |
| Original date | 4/3/15 9:46 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 3.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Lactuca dissecta Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Lactuca auriculata
Synonyms: Lactuca auriculata
Split-Leaf Lettuce is an annual herb, 40 cm tall.
Stems are solitary, erect, branching from the base, branches slender,
hairless. Middle and lower part of the whole leaf shape is
inverted-lanceshaped, deeply lobed or pinnately cut, 3-7 cm long, 1-3.5
cm wide, lateral lobes 3-6 pairs, diamond- or fan-shaped, round or
toothed comb. Flowers are borne in clusters at the top and then leaves
smaller, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. All leaves are hairless, base
stalkless, ear-shaped arrow-shaped or semi-stem-clasping. Blue
flower-heads are bore on top of the stem and branches arranged in loose
corymbose inflorescence. Achenes light brown, oblanceolate, long 2.3
mm, width of 1 mm. Pappus white, thin, hairy, 3 mm long.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh, Saroj Kasaju | Photographed in Naukuchial, Uttarakhand & Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. |
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