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Title <em>Helosis</em> Author Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA Keywords Helosis Description Helosis Inflorescence of the Costa Rican Helosis. From right to left: an inflorescence still covered by polygonal scales; an inflorescence in which male flowers are beginning to emerge; and an inflorescence from which some scales have fallen, revealing a covering of female flowers. The top of the plant body from which the flowering stalks have emerged is at lower left; it connects with the root of a tree (not shown). 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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