| Broom Rattlepod |
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| File size | 276598 |
| Original date | 6/11/16 1:12 PM |
| Resolution | 1500 x 1125 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| 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: Crotalaria cytisoides Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria psoralioides
Synonyms: Crotalaria psoralioides
Broom Rattlepod is an erect, much branched
deciduous shrub, 0.5-2 m tall, with trifoliate leaves and dense spikes
of bright yellow flowers. Petals are hairless, about 1 cm, the keel
prominently up-curved and long-beaked. The standard petals and the
wings are shorter. Calyx is tube-shaped, with lanceshaped, unequal
sepals which are finely hairy. Leaflets are elliptic, hairless, 3-8 cm
long. Pod is flattened, narrowed at both ends, with a persistent style
and short stalk. Broom Rattlepod is found in the Himalayas, from C.
Nepal to SW China and Myanmar, at altitudes of 1200-2000 m. Flowering:
June-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Pelling, Sikkim. |
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