| Venus's Comb |
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| File size | 667770 |
| Original date | 3/15/20 12:40 PM |
| Resolution | 4000 x 2250 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 3.81mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 2.2 |
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| Metering Mode | Center weighted average |
| Camera make | Xiaomi |
| Camera model | Redmi Note 5 Pro |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Scandix pecten-veneris Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Synonyms: Chaerophyllum pecten-veneris, Scandix vulgaris
Synonyms: Chaerophyllum pecten-veneris, Scandix vulgaris
Venus's Comb is an annual herb up to 25 cm tall,
velvet-hairy or becoming hairless, Leaves are 3-pinnately cut, segments
1-4 mm long, linear; leaf bases sheathing; sheath margin fringed with
hairs or entire. Flowers are borne in umbels at branch-ends and
lateral. Involucre of 1 linear bract or lacking. Rays are 1-3, 1-2 cm
long. Involucel of several lanceshaped, oval or ovate, fringed with
hairs bractlets, entire or incised at the tip. Fruits are 3-7 cm, more
or less cylindrical, appearing like stout needles.
Venus's Comb is a very common species from the plains to 2000 m
during the spring season, from Europe, Macaronesia to NW India.
| Identification credit: Seema Bin Zeenat | Photographed in Rajouri & Darori Doda, Jammu & Kashmir. |
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