| Frilly-Flower Spurge |
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| File size | 405187 |
| Original date | 9/26/17 12:11 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 4.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/215s |
| Aperture | 3.4 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | HDR-CX220E |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia laciniata Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Euphorbia fimbriata var. laxa, Chamaesyce fimbriata, Chamaesyce laciniata
Synonyms: Euphorbia fimbriata var. laxa, Chamaesyce fimbriata, Chamaesyce laciniata
Frilly-Flower Spurge is a prostrate herb with thick
rootstock, and stem sparingly hairy. Leaves are oppositely arranged,
ovate, elliptic-oblong, obliquely heart-shaped at base, margins
sawtoothed, hairy, up to 1.5 x 0.6 cm. Floral leaves are not
overlapping. Involucre is densely woolly. Cyathia is usually borne
singly in leaf axils. Limb of gland is narrowly cut to give it a frilly
appearance, hairless, white or pink. Seeds are tetragonal with
horizontal furrows. Frilly-Flower Spurge is found in in dry places in
Central and Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Flowering: September-April.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. |
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