| Red Alyce Clover |
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| File size | 48641 |
| Original date | 9/17/05 9:47 AM |
| Resolution | 381 x 443 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/100s |
| Aperture | 8.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Alysicarpus tetragonolobus Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Red Alyce Clover is a slender herb, 5-10 cm tall. Hairy branches are trailing
and spreading. Leaves are lance-like and 1-foliate. Lancelike leaflets are
2-3 cm long, with a rounded base. Flower occur in 5-8 cm long lax racemes.
Flowers in opposing pairs at the base of the raceme. Flowers are 2-lipped and
red-pink in color. The standard petal is almost circular, pink in the front,
white on the reverse. Pod is 1 cm, quadrangular, 2-6 jointed. The genus name
Alysicarpus means, chain-like fruit. Flowering: August.
| Identification credit: Rahul Prabhu Khanolkar | Photographed in Belgaum, Karnataka. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,