| Roundleaf Marsh Carpet |
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| File size | 308496 |
| Original date | 10/28/17 10:59 AM |
| Resolution | 1420 x 1065 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.225mm |
| Exposure time | 1/120s |
| Aperture | 2.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | Redmi 3S |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Hygrophila serpyllum var. hookeriana Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Roundleaf Marsh Carpet is a small, often prostrate
herb. Stems can grow more than 1 ft long. It is a more robust plant as
compared to
Marsh Carpet. Oppositely arranged,
almost round leaves are 1-3 cm long, carried on 3-6 mm long stalks.
Flowers occur in a spike of pairs of flowers, at the end of stems.
Bluish purple flower is two-lipped. The upper lip is short with two
oblong lobes. The lower lip is 3-lobed, with the middle lobe larger
than the others, and also pointed. Roundleaf Marsh Carpet is
gregariously found in moist grasslands of Western Ghats.
| Identification credit: Maniruddin Dhabak | Photographed in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,