| Arrow-leaf Morning Glory |
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| File size | 67683 |
| Original date | 10/19/06 9:58 AM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Xenostegia tridentata subsp. tridentata Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)
Synonyms: Merremia tridentata, Evolvulus tridentatus
Synonyms: Merremia tridentata, Evolvulus tridentatus
Arrow-leaf Morning Glory is a perennial creeper which grows up to 2 m long,
and is which commonly found growing on deep sand. Its leaves are almost
linear, 5 up to 10cm long, but only up to 1cm wide, dilated toward base. The
base of the leaves is arrowshaped, with their 3-lobed, tooth-like base
margin. Small yellow flowers sit on up to 6 cm long stalks. Flowers are
funnel shaped, pale yellowish or white, with or without a maroon to brown
center, 1.6 cm in size. Arrowleaf morning glory's habitat is sandy fields
near the coast, cultivated areas, wasteland, roadsides, forest openings.
Flowering: All year round.
| Identification credit: Vijay Shankar | Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra & Chhattisgarh. |
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