| Creeping Indigo |
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| File size | 142559 |
| Original date | 10/14/07 3:00 PM |
| Resolution | 820 x 615 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Indigofera hendecaphylla Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Indigofera endecaphylla, Indigofera kleinii, Indigofera bolusii
Synonyms: Indigofera endecaphylla, Indigofera kleinii, Indigofera bolusii
Creeping Indigo is a prostrate to weakly rising up perennial herb, with
stems 30-75 cm long. Leaves are compound with 5-11 leaflets which are
alternate to subopposite, obovate to oblong-wedge-shaped, sometimes some
of them elliptic, 3-30 mm long, 2-12 mm wide, increasing in size toward
tip of axis. Salmon colored, pea-like flowers occur in racemes 5-17
cm long. Sepal tube is 2-3 mm long, with sepals narrowly triangular,
4-6 mm long. Pods straight, reflexed, linear, somewhat four-edged,
1.5-3.5 cm long, 2-2.5 mm wide. Creeping Indigo is found in India and
SE Asia. Flowering: September-November.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Nimgiri fort, Maharashtra. |
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