| Minute Pipewort |
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| File size | 834022 |
| Original date | 9/17/20 3:27 AM |
| Resolution | 3948 x 2776 |
| Flash | Flash fired, return detected |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 29.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D7100 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eriocaulon minutum Family: Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family)
Synonyms: Eriocaulon humile
Synonyms: Eriocaulon humile
Minute Pipewort is a stemless herb without any
rootstock. Leaves are in a rosette, linear, pointed, up to 3.5 x 0.1
cm, hairless. Flower-cluster-stalks are many, up to 7.5 cm long,
hairless. Flower-heads are hemispheric or obconic, about 4 mm across,
straw-coloured. Receptacle cylindrical, hairys. Involucral bracts are
oblong-lanceshaped, pointed, or subtapering, about 2.5 x 0.75 mm,
hairless, straw-coloured. Floral bracts are inverted-lanceshaped,
pointed or tapering, about 1.25 x 0.5 mm, sparsely hoary dorsally
towards tip. Minute Pipewort is found in Western Ghats. Flowering:
September-December.
| Identification credit: Sushant More | Photographed in Lonavala, Maharashtra. |
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