| Grasslike Zornia |
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| File size | 174841 |
| Original date | 9/16/12 9:06 AM |
| Resolution | 1000 x 750 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/800s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S5 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Zornia gibbosa Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Zornia angustifolia, Zornia graminea
Synonyms: Zornia angustifolia, Zornia graminea
Grasslike Zornia is an annual herb with,
branches prostrate or rising, smooth or velvety. Leaves are compound with
two leaflets, carried on a stalk 0.6-2 cm long.
Leaflets are 0.7-3.0 cm long, 0.3-1 cm broad, stalkless, lanceshaped,
linear-lanceshaped or linear. Flowers are borne in a 3-12-flowered raceme,
2.5-10 cm long. Bracts are leaf-like, up to 1.3 cm long, black dotted,
completely enclosing the flower. Sepal cup is 3.5-4 mm long. Flowers are
yellow, 7-8 mm long. Fruit is 1-6 jointed, joints 2.5 mm long. Grasslike Zornia
is found in many parts of India, including the Himalayas, at altitudes of
450-2200 m. Flowering: August-September.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardeshi | Photographed en-route to Prabalgad-Matheran Valley, Maharashtra. |
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