| Dwarf Reedgrass |
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| File size | 326913 |
| Original date | 8/27/17 8:15 AM |
| Resolution | 1800 x 1266 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 150.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 16.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D800 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Arundinella pumila Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonyms: Arundinella tenella
Synonyms: Arundinella tenella
Dwarf Reedgrass is a very common annual hairless grass 0.5-1.5 ft tall. It is commonly seen on roadsides and wasteland. Leaves are
flaccid, lanceshaped. They can be 2-4 inches long or up to 14 inches long.
Flowers are borne in wide open panicles, 2-10 inches, which are copiously
branched. Spikelets are 1-2 mm long, solitary, long-stalked. Awn is twice
as long as the spikelet. Native range of Dwarf Reedgrass is W. Tropical
Africa to Ethiopia, S. Arabian Peninsula, Tropical Asia.
Flowering: August-September
| Identification credit: Shashidharswamy Hiremath | Photographed in Haveri-Dist, Karnataka. |
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