Adenanthos obovatus- Basket flower - a photo on Flickriver

Adenanthos obovatus- Basket flower

            Adenanthos is a genus of Australian native shrubs in the family Proteaceae. Its centre of diversity is southwest Western Australia.  Adenanthos obovatus is commonly known as basket flower or jugflower. Each flower consists of four united tepals and a single style. In the earlier flowering stage both the style-end and the anthers are trapped within the perianth tube, so that when the anthers release their pollen, the pollen adheres to the style-end. Shortly after pollen release, the tips of the tepals separate, causing the tube to break apart. When the style-end is released, the style springs erect, and the flower's pollen is thus held on the style-end from where it may be deposited on the face of pollinators like honeyeaters which can access the nectar with their long curved bills. The apex of the style, called the stigma in most flowering plants, is often referred to as the style-end in Proteaceae, since it performs two distinct functions: it performs the usual stigmatic role of pollen-collector, but also functions as a pollen-presenter. I was quite surprised to learn that.
   

Taken in: Australia / West Coast / Nannup Mill (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2022

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Adenanthos

Adenanthos obovatus

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Sets appears in: • Australian Flora • 2022- 8 Australia

Groups appears in: • Botany • flower power more » • Western Australia • Nature Group: From animals to plants. • Wildflowers • Australian Natural • Australian flowers - plants - trees • Orange Flowers • Nature Photography • Proteaceae • Nature Heals the Soul • Flowers Group • Nature and Photography • Natural PATTERNS, Shapes, and Textures (curated) • Wild Flowers Everwhere • Field Guide: Australian Native Plants • Flickr Photographer • Macro & Close up Photography • Macro in nature • Wildflowers of Western Australia • Nature focus • Flowers from Downunder (Australia and New Zealand) • all the little details • - The Beautiful Details Of Nature - « less

Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkIV, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 73mm (=146mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkIV
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 35-100/F4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	73mm (35mm equivalent: 146mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-1.7 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.2 (Macintosh)
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