| Denseflower Witchweed |
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| File size | 57289 |
| Original date | 9/17/05 9:47 AM |
| Resolution | 600 x 450 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Striga densiflora Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Denseflower Witchweed is a perennial herb, 25 cm tall, entirely hairy.
Stems are
erect and the leaf blade linear, about 1 cm. Flowers appear in lax spikes at
branch ends; bracts longer than calyx. Calyx
5-6 mm, 5-ribbed; sepals nearly as long as tube, awn-shaped. Flower tube is
about 1 cm, slightly curved above middle; upper lip notched. Denseflower
Witchweed is found in the Western Ghats.
| Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar | Photographed in Maharashtra & Karnataka. |
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