| Pineapple Dyckia |
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| File size | 487168 |
| Original date | 4/9/11 12:03 PM |
| Resolution | 2304 x 3072 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/350s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | FUJIFILM |
| Camera model | FinePix S5700 S700 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Dyckia brevifolia Family: Bromeliaceae (Pineapple family)
Synonyms: Dyckia gemellaria, Dyckia sulphurea
Synonyms: Dyckia gemellaria, Dyckia sulphurea
Pineapple Dyckia is a small, clump-forming,
terrestrial bromeliad with somewhat fleshy leaves. The individual
plants are up to 20 cm in diameter. Leaves are green with small spines
around the margins.Yellow flowers are borne in little spikes on tall
flowering stems above the rosette of leaves. Pineapple Dyckia is native
to Brazil, cultivated as a succulent plant elsewhere.
| Identification credit: Surajit Koley | Photographed in cactus Garden, Panchkula, Haryana. |
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