| Many-Flowered Marsh-Pennywort |
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| File size | 761820 |
| Original date | 4/1/18 12:43 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 3.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/370s |
| Aperture | 2.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | LENOVO |
| Camera model | Lenovo K10a40 |
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Botanical name: Hydrocotyle umbellata Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Hydrocotyle ambigua, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Hydrocotyle caffra
Synonyms: Hydrocotyle ambigua, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Hydrocotyle caffra
Many-Flowered Marsh-Pennywort is a perennial creeping
herb, grown widely in the Americas and mainly native to Brazil. It is a
long stalked plant characterized by round leaves with stalk attached in
the middle like an umbrella. Numerous small white flowers are borne in
simple umbels, somewhat exceeding the length of the leaves. Fruits are
flattened capsules. It is an edible weed that can be used in salads or
as a pot herb.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed at FRLHT, Bangalore. |
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