| Hairy Mistletoe |
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| File size | 590263 |
| Original date | 4/23/11 7:41 AM |
| Resolution | 2944 x 2208 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 45.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Taxillus tomentosus Family: Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family)
Synonyms: Loranthus tomentosus
Synonyms: Loranthus tomentosus
Hairy Mistletoe is a parasitic shrub with dark brown branches. Leaft
stalks are 5-7 cm long, rusty-hairy. Leaves are hairless, ovate-oblong to
elliptical. Flowers are green, with 1 cm long green flower-tube, and narrow
green petals, 4 mm long. Bracts are prominently longer than the sepal tube,
an identifying feature.
Flowering: all year.
Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar
| Photographed near Castlerock, Karnataka. |