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Victoria cruziana (flowers)

Victoria cruziana

Description:

Transversal cut of the flowers of the giant nenuphar, V. cruziana. the flowers are white in the first night and become pink in the second night. They are pollinized by beetles.

Habitat:

Paraguay (see previous spotting description and habitat).

Notes:

National botanical Garden of Belgium

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8 Comments

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

Thanks for the nice comments!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 months ago

Great spotting Marta!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 months ago

Wow!!! Diferent!!

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 months ago

Yes, it really does indeed! :-)

EvaDeDiegoZamarro
EvaDeDiegoZamarro 11 months ago

really beutiful! you're right!:)

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

At first look it reminded me of an artichoke,..doesn't? :-)

KarenL
KarenL 11 months ago

How unusual!

Matthijs
Matthijs 11 months ago

Amazing.. I like pic 3.. Beautiful picture...

Meise, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Lat: 50.96, Long: 4.32

Spotted on May 17, 2012
Submitted on May 31, 2012

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