| Panicled Rattlepod |
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| File size | 673316 |
| Original date | 1/14/15 2:22 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 52.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 32.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D3300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria paniculata Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Panicled Rattlepod is a sticky, velvety undershrub up
to 1.5 m tall, rusty hairy. Simple leaves are alternately arranged,
oblong to inverted-lanceshaped, 2-5 x 0.5-1.5 cm, velvety, with a tiny
point, not toothed, base narrowed. Yellow to reddish-brown pea-shaped
flowers are borne in 13-20 cm long panciles. Pods are ellipsoid,
velvet-hairy, horned, with 1-2 black seeds. Panicled Rattlepod is
occasionally found in forests, and is native to India, found in the
states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Flowering: All
year.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. |
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