| Creeping Cradle Plant |
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| File size | 554128 |
| Original date | 8/11/07 8:46 AM |
| Resolution | 2816 x 2112 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/30s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ7 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Amischophacelus axillaris Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Tonningia axillaris
Creeping Cradle Plant is a creeping succulent herb, 15-45 cm, with erect tops. Stalkless, narrow, linear-lancelike leaves are 5-15 cm long. Violet blue flowers are 5-6 mm across, couched in inflated sheaths in each leaf axil. Petals are broadly ovate and the filaments are bearded with long blue hairs, which give the flowers a hairy appearance. It is a common weed of cultivations in the slopes and plains of the Western Ghats. Flowering: August-October.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. |