| Cow Cockle |
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| File size | 714010 |
| Original date | 2/18/06 3:15 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/345s |
| Aperture | 3.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
| Sensor type |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Vaccaria hispanica Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Synonyms: Vaccaria pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria
Synonyms: Vaccaria pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria
Cow cockle is a beautiful European annual that grows to 1.0 meters high by
0.5 meters wide and prefers many types of soil. It has lance-shaped stalkless
leaves which are stem-clasping. Clusters of rose-colored flowers arise on thin
branches and encircle the plant. The flowers are five-petalled and the petals
have a notch at the apex. The interesting feature of the flower is the
bud-shaped sepal tube, from which the five petals spread out.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,