| Bearded Flatsedge |
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| File size | 663811 |
| Original date | 7/5/16 11:27 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 100.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 600D |
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Botanical name: Cyperus squarrosus Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonyms: Cyperus purshii, Cyperus inflexus, Cyperus versicolor
Synonyms: Cyperus purshii, Cyperus inflexus, Cyperus versicolor
Bearded Flatsedge is a small sedge, reaching a
maximum height of 10-16 cm, There are 1-3 short, thin leaves around the
base of the plant. The inflorescence is a single spherical or bunched
spike of up to 30 spikelets. Each spikelet is flat and has excurved
awns, meaning the tip of each of the two to eight flowers on the
spikelet curls outward. The spikelets are bright green to yellowish or
brown. The curved awn tips and the small size of this sedge are good
identifying characteristics. Bearded Flatsedge is found in Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, in the Himalayas at altitudes of
1200-4000 m, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa,
SW Asia Australia, Central, North, and South America, Europe,
Madagascar.
| Identification credit: Anurag Sharma, Tanveer Khan, Prasad VP | Photographed at Ramadevarabetta, Karnataka |
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