| Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel |
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| File size | 147275 |
| Original date | 3/5/13 12:47 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/411s |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S550 |
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Botanical name: Oxalis debilis Family: Oxalidaceae (Wood sorrel family)
Synonyms: Oxalis corymbosa, Oxalis grandifolia, Oxalis umbrosa
Synonyms: Oxalis corymbosa, Oxalis grandifolia, Oxalis umbrosa
Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel is a bulbous plant. Bulbils are clustered,
sheathed in scales. Roots are fibrous. Leaves are trifoliate, as in all
wood sorrels. Leaflets are large 1.5-3 cm long, 2-4 cm broad, inverted
heart-shaped. Leaf stalk is up to a foot long. Flowering stems are up to
27 cm long. Flowers are borne in umbels. Flower stalks is 1-2.5 cm long,
velvety. Sepals are 4-5 mm long, lanceshaped, velvety, tip with a brownish
red part. Petals are 1.2-1.5 cm long, hinged at the base, pink. Shorter
filaments are smooth, not exceeding the styles; longer ones are bristly.
Large-Flowered Pink Sorrel is native to south America, naturalized in
parts of India - most likely a garden escape. Flowering: March-April.
| Identification credit: Satish Phadke | Photographed in cultivation. |
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