| Common Hill Spurge |
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| File size | 306213 |
| Original date | 10/19/07 12:20 PM |
| Resolution | 2816 x 2112 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia rothiana Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Euphorbia laeta B.Heyne ex Roth, nom. illeg.
Synonyms: Euphorbia laeta B.Heyne ex Roth, nom. illeg.
Common Hill Spurge is a perennial branching shrub growing to 1 m tall. The
leafy stem is smooth, often tinged with red. Slender branches emerge in an
umbrella like whorl at the top of the stem. The whole plant contains milky
juice. Alternately arranged, linear-oblong, lancelike, stalkless leaves are
5-10 cm long. Flowers 2.5 X 3 cm across, with male florets surrounding the
female floret. Flowers have small opposite leaves, just below them. Occurs in
the Western Ghats up to an altitude of 1,200 m.
Flowering: August-November.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed at Kas plateau, Satara, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,