| Dwarf Bluestem Grass |
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| File size | 659807 |
| Original date | 11/10/24 2:02 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.73mm |
| Exposure time | 1/246s |
| Aperture | 1.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Unknown |
| Camera make | realme |
| Camera model | realme 5 Pro |
| Sensor type | Undefined |
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Botanical name: Andropogon pumilus Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Arthrolophis pumilus, Andropogon humilis, Andropogon demissus
Synonyms: Arthrolophis pumilus, Andropogon humilis, Andropogon demissus
Dwarf Bluestem Grass is a gregarious annual grass
reaching a height of about 2 ft. Stems are erect or geniculate,
hairless, smooth. Leaf blade is narrow about 5 ft long. Inflorescence
is a collection of pairs of racemes, each pair seated on top of a naked
flower-cluster-stalk. Racemes are 2.5 cm long, jointed, equal in
length, divergent, seated on characteristic cone-shaped stalks, each
4-angled, hollowed out at the top. At each articulation of racemes, are
one stalkless awned spikelet and also one stalked unawned spiklet. This
grass turns red at maturitly. Dwarf Bluestem Grass is a good fodder and
is eaten by cattle, when green or as hay.
| Identification credit: Manoj Chandran, Sonu Kumar | Photographed in forest area, Kota-bundi, Rajasthan. |
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