Aechmea fasciata
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Aechmea fasciata is a species of flowering plant in the Bromeliaceae family. It is commonly called the silver vase or urn plant and is native to Brazil. This plant is probably the best known species i
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In flower
Flower close-up
Growing in clumps in natural mulch
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Petals are modified leaves that form an inner whorl surrounding the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly coloured or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a f
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…of spike-like inflorescences. The inflorescences are borne on striking pink bracts with a spiny, toothed margin. The sessile, hermaphroditic, three-petaled flowers are about 3.5 cm (1 in) long. The three asymmetrical, 1 cm (0 in) long sepals are fused into a short (2.5 mm) tube; they are pink, covered in…
Tetrameric flower of a primrose willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals
A tulip's actinomorphic flower with three of both petals and sepals, similar enough to be considered tepals
Pelargonium peltatum flowers resemble those of geraniums, but are conspicuously zygomorphic.
Geranium incanum, with an actinomorphic flower typical of the genus