| Strawberry Sticks |
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| File size | 812494 |
| Original date | 7/2/16 3:00 PM |
| Resolution | 2366 x 1738 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 3.78mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Average |
| Camera make | Microsoft |
| Camera model | Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM |
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Botanical name: Blitum virgatum Family: Chenopodiaceae (Cat tail family)
Synonyms: Chenopodium foliosum, Morocarpus foliosus
Synonyms: Chenopodium foliosum, Morocarpus foliosus
Strawberry Sticks is a annual herb readily identified by its bright red
fleshy fruit borne in dense stalkless clusters in the axils of triangular
leaves which are coarsely and irregularly toothed. Leaves are bright
green, 2.5-6 cm long, with a long leaf stalk. Flower clusters are 6-8
mm across, green, in leaf axils, forming a leafy spike at the end of
branches. Strawberry Sticks is a hairless, spreading or ascending herb.
Stem is rather stout, white 30-100 cm tall. Strawberry Sticks is found in
the Himalayas, from Pakistan to C. Nepal, at altitudes of 1800-3600 m. It
is also found in N. Africa and Eurasia. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Jammu & Kashmir. |
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