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Image Title: Helosis - female flowers
Image Credit: Sherwin Carlquist
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Copyright held by: Carlquist, BSA
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About the Image

Hundreds of female flowers cover this flowering stalk of a Costa Rican Helosis. Although no moisture is shown here, droplets of liquid are often found on female Helosis flowers, attracting flies, which also visit the male flowers in search of a similar liquid.

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