setSC-Balanophora_fungosa-2

Title <em>Balanophora fungosa</em> Author Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA Keywords Balanophora fungosa, female flowers, male flowers Description Balanophora fungosa, female flowers, male flowers Each flowering stalk of Balanophora fungosa bears thousands of female flowers (the top portion) and a much smaller number of male flowers near the base of the flowering stalk. About twenty male flowers can be seen on the flowering stalk at left (they have white tips). The flowering stalk at right is older, and the male flowers have faded. Return to the Balanophora fungosa [1] page or the Parasitic Plant Index [2]. Publisher Botanical Society of America Additional data copyright: Carlquist, BSA license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license Collection Parasitic Plants Botanical Name Balanophora fungosa Location Area Mossman Gorge, near Cairns Location State Queensland Location Country Australia Categories Image Not a cover image

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