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Wishbone Flower

Torenia fournieri

Description:

Like a wild pansy maybe?The showy flowers are velvety, pale violet and have deep purple blotches on the lower petals with yellow inside.

Habitat:

One plant with quite a few flowers on an abandoned patch of land where sooner or later there will be a house. Residential colony. Urban.

Notes:

The name "Wishbone Flower" comes from the way the anthers arch and join at the tip when the flowers first open. Visiting bees break the wishbone while pollinating.( https://www.thespruce.com/growing-wishbo...)

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SukanyaDatta
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SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Sep 23, 2018
Submitted on Sep 23, 2018

Spotted for Mission

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