| Burhia Rattlepod |
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| File size | 135283 |
| Original date | 12/17/17 12:59 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 48.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 14.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 700D |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria burhia Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria burhia var. tomentosa
Synonyms: Crotalaria burhia var. tomentosa
Burhia Rattlepod is a low undershrub, about 1-2 ft
tall; branches numerous, hoary with dense appressed pubescence. Leaves
are few, deciduous, simple, about 0.6-2.5 cm long, about 3-10 mm broad,
oblong, blunt, velvet-hairy on both sides. Inflorescence is a
6-12-flowered, elongated raceme. Flower-stalks are very short;
bracteoles 2. Calyx about 8-9 mm long, velvet-hairy, teeth lanceshaped.
Flowers are yellow, slightly protruding. Style slightly bearded at the
top. Fruits are about 8-9 mm long, about 4 mm or less wide, hairy,
3-4-seeded. Burhia Rattlepod is found in Pakistan (Punjab, Sind,
Baluchistan); India; Afghanistan. Flowering: January-February.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Sudhasari Sand dunes & IIT Campus, Joshpur, Rajasthan. |
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