File:Opuntia cochenillifera (373178716).jpg
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Cactaceae (cactus family) » Opuntia cochenillifera op-UN-shee-uh or op-UN-tee-uh -- named after Opus (Greece), an area where other cactus-like plants were grown koh-ken-ill-EE-fer-uh -- cochineal-bearing -- French cochenille, from Spanish cochinilla, cochineal insect, probably from Vulgar Latin coccinella, from feminine diminutive of Latin coccinus, scarlet, from Greek kokkinos, from kokkos, kermes berry (from its use in making scarlet dye) commonly known as: English: cochineal cactus, cochineal nopal cactus, nopal cactus, nopalea grande, nopales opuntia, velvet opuntia, warm hand, wooly joint prickly pear • Marathi: बोडका निवडुंग bodaka nivadunga, निवडुंग nivadunga (generic) • Norwegian: cochenillekaktus • Tamil: கள்ளிவகை kallivakai, பூச்சிக்கள்ளி puccikkalli • Telugu: జెముడు jemudu (generic) Origin: southern Mexico This variety of opuntia has thornless, pleasant to touch thick leaves. During summer hot day leaves warm up and their touch reminds of a warm hand touch. The plant will form a nice ornamental shrub. Flowers are bright red to crimson. Very fast growing, will thrive in neglect, tolerates almost any conditions. Perfect plant for a lazy gardener. This is a nearly spineless variety of cactus that is easy to prepare, and has a delightful taste both raw and cooked. Related species - Opuntia tomentosa. Courtesy: - Dave's Garden - Dave's Garden - ZipCode Zoo Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. |
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Source | Opuntia cochenillifera |
Author | Dinesh Valke from Thane, India |
Camera location | 18° 57′ 19.31″ N, 72° 48′ 19.63″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 18.955364; 72.805452 |
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Camera manufacturer | Panasonic |
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Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
Exposure time | 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) |
F-number | f/3.3 |
ISO speed rating | 125 |
Date and time of data generation | 17:18, 28 January 2007 |
Lens focal length | 59 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Ver.1.0 |
File change date and time | 17:18, 28 January 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 17:18, 28 January 2007 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Custom process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 383 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | Low gain up |
Contrast | Hard |
Saturation | High saturation |
Sharpness | Hard |