| Strapwort Spurge |
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| File size | 441456 |
| Original date | 9/22/17 3:36 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 7.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/425s |
| Aperture | 3.7 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | HDR-CX220E |
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Botanical name: Euphorbia corrigioloides Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Euphorbia disticha, Chamaesyce corrigioloides
Synonyms: Euphorbia disticha, Chamaesyce corrigioloides
Strapwort Spurge is a spreading herb with reddish
branchlets, up to 1 foot long. It is so named because of its
resemblance to Strapwort (Corrigiola). Flowers are characterized by 4
white, kidney-shaped limbs of "glands". Cyathia are rose, 7-10 in
clusters at branch ends, or solitary in the upper leaf axils. Involucre
is bell-shaped, 1.5 x 1.5 mm, hairless. Florets are 8-10, with
bracteoles. Leaves are oppositely arranged, oblong, 1-1.5 cm long, 3-5
mm wide. Capsules are 3 mm across, hairless, seeds 4-angled, smooth.
Strapwort Spurge is found in peninsular India. Flowering:
December-March.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Puzhal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. |
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