| Abraham's Sweet Broom Weed |
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| File size | 466241 |
| Original date | 11/16/08 10:13 AM |
| Resolution | 1600 x 1200 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 21.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Photo: Dinesh Valke |
Botanical name: Scoparia dulcis var. abrahamii Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Abraham's Sweet Broom Weed is a branched herb with wiry stems, growing up to 1 m tall.
This variety is named for scientist V. Abraham of BARC, India.
Small white, hairy flowers occur in leaf axils. The stamens are greenish
and the ovary is green. Flower-stalk is 5-10 mm, hairless. Calyx is lobed
to the base; sepals 4, ovate-oblong, about 2 mm, margin fringed with hairs,
tip blunt. Flowers are white, about 4 mm across. Tube is densely hairy at
throat, petals 2-3 mm, narrow oblong, curved sickle-like. Stamens protruding. Style erect.
Rhomboid-ovate leaves are arranged oppositely or in
whorls of 3. Leaves are 3-4 X 1-1.5 cm wide, with serrated margins.
Stem leaves are narrower, almost linear.
The capsule is nearly round. Abraham's Sweet Broom Weed is native to
Maharashtra.
| Identification credit: Dinesh Valke | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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