| Slender Vervain |
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| File size | 124032 |
| Original date | 10/25/08 7:34 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 7.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/62s |
| Aperture | 2.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E5200 |
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Botanical name: Verbena rigida Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
Synonyms: Verbena venosa, Verbena doniana
Synonyms: Verbena venosa, Verbena doniana
Slender Vervain is a perennial herb, planted as ground
cover plant in gardens. On average it grows to about 2 ft tall. Leaves
are opposite, lance-shaped 5-10 cm long, rough to the touch, with
coarsely toothed margins. Flowers are borne in 5-7 cm wide cluster of
purple to lilac flowers, on stiffly erect spikes. Individual flowers
are pinwheel-shaped. Slender Vervain comes from southern Brazil and
Argentina.
| Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Kodaikanal & Ooty, Tamil Nadu. |
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