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Almost like embroidery, but really the inflorescens of a banksia. I will post the whole flowering head in the next days.
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"Dryandra is a close gemus of Banksia, both of the Protea plant family. This one is a spiny, coastal tall shrub. Like many other waxy plants, it ""likes"" flash very much."
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nice fynbos habitat in the lower Cederberg with Leucospermum catherinae and Pelargonium scabrum.
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Protea - the famous flower of the cape and the fynbos biome. This one grows in limy stones in De Hoop nature reserve.
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and this is the full flowering head...
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Embothrium coccineum (Chilean Firebush) is a strange and very beautiful tree growing naturally in the C Ands (S Chile).
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Leocuspermum belongs to the Protea plant family. Its inflorescences always excite me. This species was found on the border of De Hoop nature reserve in the Western Cape. It grows in a typical cape shrubbery called fynbos. Locally it is a special fynbos on limestone.
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Telopea speciosissima is the embplem of New South Wales in Australia. It belongs to the Protea plant family and has amazing huge red flowers...
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and that after flowers open...
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Hakeas are nice shrubs and trees in Australia, hopefully I iwll identify this one soon.
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another cape flower, this time Mimetes, belonging to the Protea family. It is common in vegetation called fynbos,especailly prominent after natural fires.
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Telopea speciosissima is the embplem of New South Wales in Australia. It belongs to the Protea plant family and as u can see it has amazing huge red flowers...
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Banksia ornata (Desert Banksia) grows in South Australia, pollinated by birds.
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A winter capture of a lotus leaf. the plant will become dormant now and will sprout again in May, bloom in July.
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closeup of this striking flower...