| Chinese Lovegrass |
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| File size | 1569129 |
| Original date | 8/23/08 11:58 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eragrostis unioloides Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Poa unioloides, Eragrostis amabilis
Synonyms: Poa unioloides, Eragrostis amabilis
Chinese Lovegrass is an annual, or perennial, short-lived grass. Stems are
rising or prostrate, 7-50 cm long, rooting from lower nodes. Ligule is a
fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades are 3-10 cm long, 2-5 mm wide. Spikelets occur
in panicles. Spikelets are ovate, laterally compressed, looking like pink
hearts, 4-12 mm long, 2-3.4 mm wide. The spikelets can be white too.
Chinese Lovegrass is found in Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including the
Himalayas.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardeshi, Manoj Chandran | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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