| Konkan Spurge |
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| File size | 82665 |
| Original date | 7/10/11 3:17 PM |
| Resolution | 1044 x 783 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia concanensis Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Chamaesyce concanensis
Synonyms: Chamaesyce concanensis
Konkan Spurge is a small annual herb with slender
stem, 15-30 cm tall, with milky juice. Oppositely arranged leaves are
oblong, pointed, oblique at base, with toothed margin, 0.5-1 cm long.
Red flowers are borne in singly in leaf axils, on slender stalks.
Capsule is 2-3 mm long, ovoid. Konkan Spurge is found in Western Ghats.
Flowering: July-September.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale, Shrikant Ingalhalikar
| Photographed along NH 17 near Tarele, Maharashtra. |