| Indian Cornflower |
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| File size | 477625 |
| Original date | 11/22/15 8:42 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 3.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/339s |
| Aperture | 2.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | SAMSUNG |
| Camera model | GT-I9300 |
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Botanical name: Goniocaulon indicum Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Amberboa goniocaulon, Centaurea indica
Synonyms: Amberboa goniocaulon, Centaurea indica
Indian Cornflower is an annual herb, 1-3 ft tall,
erect; branches ribbed, simple below, corymbose above. Leaves are
linear-obovate or subspoon-shaped, toothed at margins, narrowed at
base, 5-10 cm long, half-stem-clasping, stalkless. Flower-heads are
narrow, fascicled in compound corymbs, 1.2-1.6 cm across, stalked.
Flowers are rose-purple, about 5 mm long. Indian Cornflower is
ocasionally found in cultivated lands, often gregarious on black soil.
It occurs in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, W. Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra. Flowering: January-March.
| Identification credit: Rakesh Singh | Photographed in Surat, Gujarat. |
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