| Two-Color Beak-Sedge |
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| File size | 495750 |
| Original date | 8/30/09 9:48 AM |
| Resolution | 1360 x 1020 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 136.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/320s |
| Aperture | 5.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-G1 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Rhynchospora wightiana Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonyms: Haplostylis wightianus, Rhynchospora discolor
Synonyms: Haplostylis wightianus, Rhynchospora discolor
Two-Color Beak-Sedge is a tufted annual herb, with hairless stem 15-40 cm
tall. Leaves are narrow, linear, up to 12 cm long. Leaf margins are fringed
with hair. Flowers are reddish-brown heads with many clustered spikelets.
There are 3-6 leaf-like bracts just below the flower-heads. Nuts are brown.
Two-Color Beak-Sedge is found in wet, sandy areas. Flowering: August-October.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardeshi | Photographed at Yeoor Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra. |
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