| Virginia Spiderwort |
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| Original date | 6/5/10 7:40 AM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Tradescantia virginiana Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Tradescantia congesta, Tradescantia speciosa, Ephemerum congestum
Synonyms: Tradescantia congesta, Tradescantia speciosa, Ephemerum congestum
Virginia Spiderwort is a herbaceous plant, growing up to a foot tall,
found mainly in the US. It is cultivated as a garden plant in colder parts
of India. Flowers are blue, purple to pinkish red, with 3 petals which are
broadly ovate, up to 2cm long and broad, spreading. In the center are 6
erect stamens. Filaments are 6mm long, purple, densely velvety with long,
purple, multicellular hairs in the lower half. Anthers are yellow,
2-lobed, 2.5 mm broad. Sepals are 3, up to 1.5cm long, elliptic, entire,
slightly inflated, pointed, densely velvety externally, hairless inside.
Alternately arranged stalkless leaves are linear, grass-like, up to 30 cm
long, and 1.5 cm broad, green above, silvery-green below with parallel
venation.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya. |