| Dry-Flower Pipewort |
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| File size | 61280 |
| Original date | 8/31/11 5:08 PM |
| Resolution | 620 x 465 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eriocaulon xeranthemum Family: Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family)
Dry-Flower Pipewort is a tiny stemless annual herb,
3-6 cm tall. Leaves are lanceshaped, 2-4 cm long, flat, curved. Flowers
are borne in right round heads surrounded by white dry-papery bracts,
much longer than the heads, carried on stout stalks 1-5 cm long. Seeds
are oblong, yellow. Dry-Flower Pipewort is occasionally found in
grasslands in Konkan region. Flowering: September.
Identification credit: Jayesh Patil
| Photographed in Maharashtra. |