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 | | Image Title: Helosis | | Image Credit: Sherwin Carlquist | | Intended End User: Teacher, Student | | License Details: BSA - Terms for Image Use | | Copyright held by: Carlquist, BSA | | For Larger Version (click here) | About the Image | 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).
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