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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

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Bouganvilla
luiselye
luiselye 13 years ago
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra Bougainvillea


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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Dear Edith,
I have noticed that you have not posted for a long time and I have wondered if you might be ill. Hope everything is all right. Regards, Alice Martin

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

Fun fact: those pink leaves are not flowers, they're bracts: modified leaves. It saves the plant energy by not having to produce a new structure (a flower with its petals) to attract pollinators. The colors of the leaves attract them instead.

Edith
Edith 13 years ago

Thank you both for your help

Edith
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Edith

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Apr 22, 2010
Submitted on Feb 20, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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