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Title
<em>Hemitomes congestum</em>
Author
Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA
Keywords
Hemitomes congestum
Description
Hemitomes congestum
At the base of the flower of Hemitomes (two petals removed), one can see the knoblike nectaries between the hairy white stamen bases. The nectar secreted by these nectaries forms pools in the bases of the petals. A moth might be able to see the light colored flowers of Hemitomes even under relatively dark conditions.

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Publisher
Botanical Society of America
Additional data
copyright: Carlquist, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
Collection
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Botanical Name
<em>Hemitomes congestum</em>
Common Name
Gnome Plant
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