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Image Title: Helosis
Image Credit: Sherwin Carlquist
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The purplish-black scales are falling from the inflorescence of this Costa Rican Helosis, revealing the numerous female flowers underneath. The tips of the female flowers are white.

Return to the Helosis page or the Parasitic Plant Index.

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