| Indian Rice Vampireweed |
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| File size | 130490 |
| Original date | 9/15/10 6:07 PM |
| Resolution | 1000 x 750 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 72.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhamphicarpa longiflora Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
Synonyms: Buchnera longiflora
Synonyms: Buchnera longiflora
Indian Rice Vampireweed is an erect herb, growing up to a foot high,
occasionally found in the moist grasslands of the Western Ghats. It is
a root parasite on grasses. The smooth stems are branched above.
Oppositely arranged leaves are 3-4 cm long, and pinnately divided into
very narrow leaflets. Flowers occur solitary in the leaf axil. Flowers
have funnel form, with a slender, straight tube flaring open into five
oblong white petals. Flowers open at night after 5 pm. Indian Rice Vampireweed
is found in Western Ghats, common on wet rocky slope during rainy season.
| Identification credit: Navendu Pagé | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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