| Chinese Lovegrass |
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| File size | 1569129 |
| Original date | 8/23/08 11:58 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Eragrostis unioloides Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Poa unioloides, Eragrostis amabilis
Synonyms: Poa unioloides, Eragrostis amabilis
Chinese Lovegrass is an annual, or perennial, short-lived grass. Stems are
rising or prostrate, 7–50 cm long, rooting from lower nodes. Ligule is a
fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades are 3–10 cm long, 2–5 mm wide. Spikelets occur
in panicles. Spikelets are ovate, laterally compressed, looking like pink
hearts, 4–12 mm long, 2–3.4 mm wide. The spikelets can be white too.
Chinese Lovegrass is found in Tropical & Subtropical Asia, including the
Himalayas.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardeshi, Manoj Chandran | Photographed in Maharashtra. |
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