| Sticky Vahlia |
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| File size | 138936 |
| Original date | 1/7/20 11:27 AM |
| Resolution | 840 x 630 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 14.527mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX60 HS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Vahlia digyna Family: Vahliaceae (Vahlia family)
Synonyms: Bistella digyna, Vahlia viscosa, Cyrilla viscosa
Synonyms: Bistella digyna, Vahlia viscosa, Cyrilla viscosa
Sticky Vahlia is an annual, erect or spreading, 15-30
cm tall herb. Stem is glandular velvet-hairy. Leaves are 1-5 cm long,
0.5-1 cm broad, oblong-lanceshaped, pointed or somewhat blunt, nearly
hairless. Flowers are 1-2 in most of the upper axils of the leaves,
nearly stalkless, yellow. Petals are about 3 mm long, ovate with flat
base, tip pointed, midrib distinct. Stamens do not protrude out.
Capsules are about 3 mm in diameter, splitting at the tip. Sticky
Vahlia is found in NW India, W Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and tropical
Africa.
| Identification credit: Rajkumar Yadav | Photographed in Kachchh, Gujarat. |
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