| Hairy Rattlepod |
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| File size | 418029 |
| Original date | 8/8/09 2:07 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 17.4mm |
| Exposure time | 1/120s |
| Aperture | 15.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | COOLPIX S6 |
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Botanical name: Crotalaria hirsuta Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Crotalaria dichotoma, Crotalaria rubiginosa
Synonyms: Crotalaria dichotoma, Crotalaria rubiginosa
Hairy Rattlepod is a, erect silky herb up to 1 m tall.
Branchlets are shortly hairy. Leaves are ovate-elliptic, 3-6 cm long,
2-4 cm broad, pointed, entire, velvety below. Flowers are yellow, borne
in slender, 2-3-flowered racemes. Sepal-cup is 7 mm long. Pods are obovoid,
hairy, 2.5 cm long. Hairy Rattlepod is found in South India, and also in
the Himalayas. Flowering: September-April.
| Identification credit: Krishan Lal | Photographed in Sirmaur Distt, Himachal Pradesh. |
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