| Yellow Floating Heart |
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| File size | 90375 |
| Original date | 6/26/10 1:07 PM |
| Resolution | 600 x 450 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 49.2mm |
| Exposure time | 1/400s |
| Aperture | 4.9 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-ZS3 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Nymphoides peltata Family: Menyanthaceae (Bogpea family)
Synonyms: Limnanthemum peltatum, Nymphoides flava, Nymphoides natans
Synonyms: Limnanthemum peltatum, Nymphoides flava, Nymphoides natans
Yellow Floating-heart is an aquatic plant native to Eurasia. It has heart-
shaped floating leaves that support a lax inflorescence of yellow flowers
with fringed petal margins. The fruit is a capsule bearing many flattened
seeds with stiff marginal hairs. The plants are commonly used in ornamental
water gardens. In India, it is found growing in ponds and lakes in Kashmir.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Srinagar, Kashmir. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,