| Corn Buttercup |
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| File size | 55077 |
| Original date | 5/17/12 2:06 PM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 50.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 13.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Ranunculus arvensis Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Synonyms: Cynomorbium heterophyllum
Synonyms: Cynomorbium heterophyllum
Corn Buttercup is a branched erect annual herb
reaching up to 45 cm in height. Leaves are alternate, stalk alomost as
long as blade. Lower leaves are inverted-lanceshaped, with few
irregular teeth upwards. Upper leaves are 3-parted with segments again
parted into linear lobes. Flowers are yellow, 7-12 mm across, sepals
hairy outside, petals obovate. Seed-pods are usually 4-7, 5-6 mm long,
strongly compressed, with long tubercles, beak straight or slightly
curved. Corn Buttercup is a weed spread across, Europe, SW and C Asia
and the Himalayas. Flowering: March-April.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Morni Hills, Haryana & Kashmir. |
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