Monday, April 7, 2008

A flower that mimics a mushroom!

Arisaema sikkokianum has come into flower.  This stately Aroid, a relative of the Cuckoo Pint, flowers once a year in Spring, lasting just a few days.  The curious white spadix looks just like a mushroom and it is thought to attract mushroom flies that fall down the trap.  These are later released albeit with a dusting of pollen, ready to find another flower.  See here for picture.

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