| Asian Plantain |
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| File size | 720296 |
| Original date | 6/28/07 1:23 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 5.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-S650 |
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Botanical name: Plantago asiatica Family: Plantaginaceae (Isabgol family)
Synonyms: Plantago alata, Plantago formosana, Plantago coreana
Synonyms: Plantago alata, Plantago formosana, Plantago coreana
Asian Plantain is a perennial herb with leaves arising directly from root.
Leaves are all at the base, ovate-elliptic, 5-15 cm long, 3-8 cm wide,
blunt, with
several parallel nerves visible. Stalks can be as long as leaves, dilated
at base. The stem carrying the flowers is 10-50 cm long. Flower spikes are
solitary, densely many-flowered. Flowers are bisexual, small, not showy.
Sepal-cup is 4-parted, and petals also 4. Stamens are 4, protruding out.
Ovary is superior. Fruit is a capsule enclosed by sepal cup.
Flowering: June-August.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. |
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