It has been a very busy day today, so all I have is a couple of photos of the two-flowered passionflower (Passiflora biflora) from a couple of years ago. The flowers and fruits come in pairs (surprise!). Even the little yellow spots on the leaves are in pairs. They are nectaries that attract ants.
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| There is a little ant at the nectary at the leaf base just right of the flower. |
There is a rare and distinct beauty about it.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beauty, and much smaller than the photos suggest. The flowers are at most 1.5 inches in diameter.
DeleteStunning photo and flower... and ant.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mitchell. It is a rare flower photo that doesn't have an ant in it!
DeleteHow beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chris. Tiny, hidden treasures.
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