| Spherical Pipewort |
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| File size | 73419 |
| Original date | 10/3/05 8:35 AM |
| Resolution | 530 x 504 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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 | Photo: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar |
Botanical name: Eriocaulon sedgwickii Family: Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family)
Spherical Pipewort is an erect annual aquatic herb, 15-20 cm tall. Stems are
almost absent. Long membranous leaves, 7-15 cm, arise from the roots, with
sheaths at the base. Minute white flowers are arranged in spherical heads,
carried on long, slender, grooved, vertical stalks. Flowers are white, 7-9 mm
diameter. Bracts below the flowers are black. Spherical Pipeworts are
occasionally found gregariously growing in shallow flowing water on plateaus
in Western Ghats. Flowering: August.
Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar
| Photographed in Belgaum, Karnataka. |