| Alder Leaved Cat Tail |
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| File size | 150206 |
| Original date | 9/13/09 8:22 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash fired, red-eye reduction |
| Focal length | 55.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Acalypha capitata Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Ricinocarpus capitatus, Acalypha alnifolia (illeg.), Ricinocarpus alnifolius
Synonyms: Ricinocarpus capitatus, Acalypha alnifolia (illeg.), Ricinocarpus alnifolius
Alder Leaved Cat Tail is a shrub which belongs to the genera of plants
which go by the name of Cat-tail and Copperleaf. It is a bushy shrub
growing up to 3 m tall. Elliptic-ovate leaves are 2-2.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm
broad. Flowers are borne in slender, cylindrical spikes up to 8 cm long,
usually in the axils of lower leaves. This is a plant found wild in South
India. Flowering: February-April.
Identification credit: Vijayasankar Raman
| Photographed in Keesaragutta, Andhra Pradesh. |