| Lesser Mallow white |
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| File size | 660929 |
| Original date | 9/25/05 1:12 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/692s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
| Sensor type |
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Botanical name: Hibiscus hirtus Family: Malvaceae (mallow family)
Native to India, Lesser Mallow is a small tropical subshrub or perennial
which can grow upto
2 feet. It has extraordinary small, but beautiful, blooms for a Hibiscus.
The flowers are only 1-1.5 inch across, with five overlapping petals. Its
Marathi name Dupari (noon) come from the fact the flowers open fully
at noon. Seeds are cottony. Each flower's pod produces about 12-15 of these
seeds which have the ability to 'reseed' itself. Easy to grow.
| Identification credit: Nandan Kalbag | Photographed in Yogi Nursery, Delhi. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,