| Indian Comet Grass |
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| File size | 139731 |
| Original date | 10/31/09 7:34 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 33.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
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Botanical name: Perotis indica Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Anthoxanthum indicum, Saccharum spicatum
Synonyms: Anthoxanthum indicum, Saccharum spicatum
Indian Comet Grass is an annual grass with stems rising to 10–40 cm tall.
Leaf-blades are lanceshaped, or ovate; 1–3 cm long; 2–7 mm wide.
Inflorescence composed of single racemes, 2–15 cm long. Spikelet packing
crowded, or contiguous; irregular. Spikelets are spreading, or ascending;
solitary. Fertile spikelets are stalked. Stalks are oblong, 0.2 mm long.
Indian Comet Grass is found growing on river banks and sandy places.
| Identification credit: Muthu Karthick, Anil Kumar | Photographed in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu. |
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