| Prostrate Gomphrena |
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| File size | 97013 |
| Original date | 7/31/07 5:30 PM |
| Resolution | 1024 x 684 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-H1 |
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Botanical name: Gomphrena serrata Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
Synonyms: Gomphrena bicolor, Gomphrena decumbens
Synonyms: Gomphrena bicolor, Gomphrena decumbens
Prostrate Globe Amaranth is a perennial herb, prostrate, 20-50 cm tall,
rooting at lower nodes and internodes, usually forming a dense mat.
Plant is green to dark green. Leaves are elliptic to oblong-obovate,
pointed at tip, velvet-hairy on upper surface. Flower-spikes are
snow-white, spherical, elongating to a cylinder up to 2.5 cm long.
A closely related species
Cockscomb Gomphrena has longer
flower-spikes, which become as long as 8.5 cm.
Bracteole crest large, extending from the tip to or beyond the middle
of the bracteole, with prominent teeth along the margin. Prostrate Globe Amaranth is native to South America, naturalized in India.
| Identification credit: Pravin Kawale | Photographed in Maharashtra, Manipur. |
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