| Marsh Carpet |
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| File size | 118411 |
| Original date | 11/30/02 12:00 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.9mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 7.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD |
| Camera model | C750UZ |
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Botanical name: Hygrophila serpyllum Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Synonyms: Adenosma polysperma, Physichilus serpyllum, Ruellia polysperma
Synonyms: Adenosma polysperma, Physichilus serpyllum, Ruellia polysperma
Marsh Carpet is a small, often prostrate herb.
Stems grow to 30 cm long. Oppositely arranged elliptic leaves are 1-3
cm long. Flowers occur in a spike of pairs of flowers, at the end of
stems. Bluish purple flower is two-lipped. The upper lip is short with
two oblong lobes. The lower lip is 3-lobed, with the middle lobe larger
than the others, and also pointed. Gregariously found in moist
grasslands of Western Ghats.
| Identification credit: Ravi Vaidya | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,