| Field Milkwort |
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| Resolution | 796 x 597 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/250s |
| Aperture | 7.1 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Polygala arvensis Family: Polygalaceae (Milkwort family)
Synonyms: Polygala chinensis f. arvensis, Polygala brachystachya, Polygala procumbens
Synonyms: Polygala chinensis f. arvensis, Polygala brachystachya, Polygala procumbens
Field Milkwort is a herb with prostrate, erect or rising stems, 4-55 mm
long. Leaves are obovate, elliptic, inverted lance-shaped or circular,
1.5-3.5 x 0.6-1 cm. Flowers are borne in 1 cm long racemes, smaller than
the leaves, about 4-8-flowered. Flowers are tiny, yellow. Outer sepals are
ovate. Petals are yellow, laterals broadly obovate, keels equal to
laterals, hooked. Capsule is ovoid, up to 4 mm. Field Milkwort is commonly
found in a variety of habitats in peninsular India.
Flowering: July-September.
| Identification credit: Satish Pardesi, Rani Bhagat, Shrikant Ingalhalikar | Photographed at Galana Fort, Dhule, Maharashtra. |
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