| Tight-Head Sedge |
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| File size | 1046970 |
| Original date | 5/31/23 7:51 AM |
| Resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 3.99mm |
| Exposure time | 1/1600s |
| Aperture | 1.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Apple |
| Camera model | iPhone SE (2nd generation) |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cyperus conglomeratus Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonyms: Cyperus acutiflorus, Cyperus falcatus, Cyperus pappii
Synonyms: Cyperus acutiflorus, Cyperus falcatus, Cyperus pappii
Tight-Head Sedge is a clustered perennial herb, 4-30
cm. Rhizome short, producing tillers; roots woolly. Stem is 1-2.5 mm in
diameter, bluntly trigonous or round, stiff, smooth or shallowly
papillose, base sometimes slightly swollen. Leaves are up to as long as
the stem; sheaths 1-12 cm, stiff, yellow brown to dark brown,
disintegrating into fibres, mouth margin concave; blades channelled,
stiff, margins scabrous, tip pointed or blunt, scabrous. Flowers are
borne in a single, round spike; bracts longer than spike, leaf-like.
Spikes are 7-20, about 2-4 mm, compressed to almost round, with glumes
closely imbricating or latter rather lax; glumes boat-shaped, with a
short sharp point, inner side often reddish, margins scarious. Stamens
3. Tight-Head Sedge is native to N. Africa to Kenya, Indian Ocean, N
Africa to SW Israel and NW India.
| Identification credit: Kunal Odedra | Photographed at Brahmaji Temple Beach, Miyani, Porbandar, Gujarat. |
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