| Fuzzy Knotweed |
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| File size | 227012 |
| Original date | 6/22/15 10:26 AM |
| Resolution | 1216 x 912 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 4.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 3.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ40 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Polygonum paronychioides Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
Fuzzy Knotweed is a low, spreading, rather matter plant, with linear
leaves. It has prominent silvery papery stipules, almost as long as the
leaves. Leaves are fleshy, with a fine point, grooved above, mostly 5-8 mm
long, hairless. Silvery stipules of young shoots conceal both leaves and
the stem. Flowers are tiny, bright pink, about 3 mm across, hidden amongst
the stipules and leaves. Stem is much branched, white or red-brown,
spreading. Fuzzy Knotweed is found in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to
Himachal Pradesh, at altitudes of 2700-4300 m. Flowering: June-September.
| Identification credit: Prashant Awale | Photographed at Lahaul & Chatadu, Himachal Pradesh. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,