| Small Water-Pepper |
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| File size | 85048 |
| Original date | 10/22/09 9:53 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/50s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Persicaria minor Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
Synonyms: Polygonum minus
Synonyms: Polygonum minus
Small Water-Pepper is a prostrate to rising hairless annual herb, growing
up to 40cm long. Leaves are linear to narrowly elliptic. Flower clusters
are tapering, rather lax. Flowers occur 1-3 per fascicle, rose to red,
rarely white, hairless. Tepals are 5, fused 1/3 of their length, obovate
to elliptic, 2.5-3 mm. Stamens are 5-6, not protruding; anthers yellow to
pink, elliptic. Styles are 2-3, fused at bases. Achene is 2-2.5mm, shiny,
lenticular. Small Water-Pepper is native of Europe and central Asia,
naturalized in parts of India.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. |
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