| Corn Spurry |
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| File size | 83756 |
| Original date | 1/29/10 1:06 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Spergula arvensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Corn Spurry is an annual herb spreading by seed. It forms irregular
clumps. It can grow in a mound up to 12 inches high and 24 inches wide.
It is mostly seen growing between, around, and through other weeds. Leaves
are unique, making this plant easy to identify. Leaves occur in whorls
around the stem. Each leaf is circular in cross section, fleshy, about 1
inch long, and often curved slightly towards the terminal end of the
branch. Flowers are perfect, have 5 white petals, 10 yellow stamens, and
are about 1 cm in diameter. There are 5 sepals behind the petals which are
slightly offset. Corn Spurry is native to the American continent,
naturalized in India, among other places.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Delhi. |