| Reversed Clover |
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| Original date | 4/15/16 1:51 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.1mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-TZ10 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Trifolium resupinatum Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Trifolium bicorne, Trifolium formosum
Synonyms: Trifolium bicorne, Trifolium formosum
Reversed Clover is a prostrate, ascending or erect hairless annual herb.
Leaves are trifoliate, with leaflets 7-30 mm long, obovate-wedge-shaped.
Inflorescence is a stalked, roundish, many-flowered head, 1.0-1.5 cm wide.
The stalk carrying the cluster is longer than the subtending leaf. The
plant can be identified by its pink flowers and inflated fruits. The
flowers are flipped upside-down (resupinate), with respect to the usual
pea-shaped flowers. This is what gives it the common name, Reversed Clover.
Calyx is inflated in fruit, 5-10 mm long. Standard petal is 6-10 mm long.
Fruit is shortly ovoid, enclosed by inflated calyx. Reversed Clover is
native to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, N.Africa,
Southern USSR and Southern Europe, and the Himalayas.
Flowering: April-August.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. & Pali Ghat, Rajasthan. |
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