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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