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Post by **Richprins** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:28 am

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Klippies!

Post by **Richprins** » Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:03 pm

Small forb, Nelspruit hillside:

Post by **Klipspringer** » Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:46 pm

Eyelash Flower Blepharis subvolubilis

Blepharis = blepharon (Greek), eyelid, alluding to the bracts

Post by **Alf** » Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:51 pm

Nice looking flower

Post by **Richprins** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:35 am

Klippies!

Post by **Richprins** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 5:04 pm

Small forb, Nelspruit hillside December!

Post by **Klipspringer** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:13 pm

Bright Indigo Indigofera sanguinea

South African endemic: Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga

Indigofera flowers have evolved a fascinating, explosive pollen-presentation mechanism. In the newly opened flower the stamen tube is held under tension between the keel petals by projections on their upper edges. The pressure exerted by a visiting bee dislodges these projections, releasing the stamen tube and style, which spring up, forcefully striking the underside of the visitor. Once 'exploded', the spent flower hangs limply open.

Can you see the hanging exploded ones underneath?

Post by **Richprins** » Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:28 am

Maybe!

Klippies!

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