| Fragrant Flat Sedge |
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| File size | 810353 |
| Original date | 6/4/10 4:07 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 27.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 3.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Cyperus odoratus Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonyms: Cyperus ferax, Cyperus engelmannii, Torulinium odoratum
Synonyms: Cyperus ferax, Cyperus engelmannii, Torulinium odoratum
Fragrant Flat Sedge is a plant of wet, muddy areas, including disturbed
sites. This species is quite variable and hence, has been given different
names in the past. It is an annual plant approaching half a meter in
height on average but known to grow much taller. It usually has some long,
thin grass-like leaves around the base. The inflorescence is made up of
several small bottlebrush-like clusters of spikelets. The base of the
inflorescence has 3-10 prominent leaf-like bracts. Each spikelet is
usually light brown to reddish-brown and has a few to over 20 flowers.
Each flower is covered by a tough, flat bract with a visible midvein. The
fruit is a flat achene less than two millimeters long. In India, Fragrant
Flat Sedge is found mainly in NE India.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed in Shillong, Meghalaya. |
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