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Title <em>Helosis</em> Flowers Author Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA Keywords Helosis, flower Description Helosis, flower A Helosis (Balanophoraceae) from Costa Rica. Here are three flowering stalks (inflorencescences) of this species. The one at left is young, covered with polygonal structures that will fall off to reveal the flowers. The large inflorescence in the middle is covered with male flowers, some of which (white) are falling off. The inflorescence at right is covered with female flowers, which are much smaller than the male flowers. If you look closely, you will see a fly visiting the inflorescence in the middle, feeding on the sweet shiny droplets that occur on the male flowers. Return to the Helosis [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 <em>Helosis</em> Location Country Costa Rica Categories Image Not a cover image

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