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Paranomus bracteolaris buds

Paranomus bracteolaris buds
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  • Paranomus
  • Paranomus bracteolaris
  • Paranomus bracteolaris buds
  • Paranomus bracteolaris flower spike
  • Paranomus bracteolaris inflorescences
  • Paranomus bracteolaris leaves
  • Paranomus reflexus
  • Paranomus reflexus bracts of two kinds
  • Paranomus reflexus divided leaves
  • Paranomus reflexus early, short buds
  • Paranomus reflexus elongated buds
  • Paranomus reflexus flowerhead budding
  • Paranomus reflexus flowers into fruits
  • Paranomus reflexus intermediate leaf form
  • Paranomus reflexus leaf contrast
  • Paranomus reflexus lower leaves
  • Paranomus reflexus red leaf tips

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The buds of Paranomus bracteolaris grow in cylindrical spikes cohering in groups of four, their woolly tips neatly together. The lower buds of the spike in picture have separated, their moment of opening approaching.

Apart from velvety white to faint pink surfaces and slight curvature, the dark-tipped cylinders resembling matchsticks. Some hairs at the tips are longer.

Each perianth has a short, pointed bract around its base, dark reddish on the inside. It may be these floral bracts that gave the plant its specific name of bracteolaris (Manning, 2007; Manning and Goldblatt, 1997; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org).

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