| Silky Indigo |
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| File size | 354952 |
| Original date | 9/17/07 8:55 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Indigofera astragalina Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Indigofera karaiyarensis
Synonyms: Indigofera karaiyarensis
Silky Indigo is an erect or spreading annual, up to 1.5 m tall. The stem are
hairy, with stiff, mostly brown hairs. Leaves are compound. Leaflets 5-11, up
to 40 mm long and 25 mm wide, hairy on both sides, stalks 2 mm long.
Inflorescence is a raceme, with 25 mm long stalk. Pink flowers are 1 cm long.
Fruit tetragonal,10-20 mm long, 3 mm wide, hirsute, up to 6-seeded.
Flowering: August-October.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Nagpur. |
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