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Othonna coronopifolia fulfilling a contract

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  • Othonna
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  • Othonna coronopifolia chunky ray florets
  • Othonna coronopifolia flowerhead
  • Othonna coronopifolia fulfilling a contract
  • Othonna coronopifolia leafy peduncles
  • Othonna coronopifolia leaves partly purple-red
  • Othonna coronopifolia opening bud
  • Othonna coronopifolia sparse stems
  • Othonna coronopifolia toothed leaves
  • Othonna dentata
  • Othonna dentata ascending leaves
  • Othonna dentata daisies in your face
  • Othonna dentata flowerheads young and old
  • Othonna dentata healthy stem-tip
  • Othonna dentata lavish vertical growth
  • Othonna dentata old shrublet

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It is clear from the photo how a beetle collects and deposits pollen grains among Othonna coronopifolia disc florets, using six feet while fully focussed on eating. A bit like a hiker collecting and losing dust particles from his boots on a mountain trail, totally oblivious of the nano-events he is causing.

Ray florets may be variously curled back in the same flowerhead, usually strongly at night. Ray and disc florets are both bisexual.

The stems in picture differ in colour from white to brown with some added maculation (Manning 2007; Manning and Goldblatt, 1997; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; JSTOR).

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Thabo Maphisa
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Ivan Latti
 
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