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Rafnia schlechteriana leaves as flower shields

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  • Rafnia acuminata
  • Rafnia capensis subsp. ovata
  • Rafnia capensis subsp. pedicellata
  • Rafnia capensis subsp. pedicellata
  • Rafnia schlechteriana
  • Rafnia schlechteriana blooming
  • Rafnia schlechteriana flower
  • Rafnia schlechteriana leaves
  • Rafnia schlechteriana leaves as flower shields
  • Rafnia schlechteriana much new growth
  • Roella ciliata
  • Rogeria longiflora
  • Rogeria longiflora, the desert foxglove
  • Rosenia humilis
  • Rosenia humilis bluish leaves
  • Rosenia humilis flowerhead
  • Rosenia humilis flowerhead remains

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Concealing tomorrow’s Rafnia schlechteriana flowers for dramatic revelation at the right moment is done in an unusual manner by this plant.

A new leaf-pair upon a long internode conceals the buds like a (nearly) closed envelope does a private letter. Once the flowers are there, a new stem or stems may sprout next to them for another inflorescence between its own leaves at the next level. An older leaf-pair subtending all new arrivals in its care, becomes concave on the inside, accommodating the arrivals in a stance suggesting habitual caring (Manning, 2007; iNaturalist).

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Thabo Maphisa
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Ivan Latti
 
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