| Changing Color Dewflower |
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| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 2.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Murdannia versicolor Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Aneilema versicolor, Phaeneilema versicolor
Synonyms: Aneilema versicolor, Phaeneilema versicolor
This is a beautiful dewflower which starts out pink in bud, flowers open
and change to yellow, and mature to blue before withering. Changing Color
Dewflower is a small annual herb with weak stem 10-20 cm long. Alternately
arranged leaves are 2-4 cm long, ovate-lanceshaped, pointed, stem-clasping
at the base. Leaf sheath is hairy. Flowers arise singly or in groups of 1-3
in leaf axils. Stamen filaments are bearded. Capsules are 7 mm long,
narrow, linear, erect. Flowering: August-September.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Panvel, Maharashtra. |