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Home Home » GENERA T-Z » Wurmbea » Wurmbea spicata var. spicata dark bud cluster
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Wurmbea spicata var. spicata dark bud cluster

Wurmbea spicata var. spicata dark bud cluster
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The compact early stage of the Wurmbea spicata var. spicata inflorescence, growing on an unbranched stem, is a truncated conic section of blackish maroon to dark, red purple buds resembling small fishes caught in a net. The inflorescence is held up by a sturdy cylindrical peduncle, dull red-brown and bare between upper leaf and buds.

Flowering happens from late winter through spring. The photo was taken in September (Manning, 2007; Bean and Johns, 2005; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; www.fernkloof.org.za).

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Thabo Maphisa
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Ivan Latti
 
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