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Asclepiadaceae - carrion flowers
... Asclepiadaceae - carrion flowers Search this site Search WWW The Asclepiadaceae comprise a large and diverse group of about ... the perfume and hairy texture of some of the flowers in this group mimics that of rotting carrion. However, many Asclepiadaceae have unperfumed flowers, or in the case of the Hoyas, a sweet ...
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cactus-books.com: Asclepiadaceae, Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants by Focke Albers and Ulrich Meve
... popular stapeliads (carrion flowers). A total of 1119 species are included; of the 70 genera treated, 49 are covered in their entirety. The most species-rich assemblages are Ceropegia (lantern flowers) and ... time. The handbook is devoted to a family famous for their outstandingly complex and beautiful flowers and is illustrated with 332 superb colour photos. Keys to genera are provided; for ...
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Wayne P. Armstrong Bibliography
... 484: 17-19 17 ARMSTRONG, W.P. 1979 SELDOM-SEEN PARASITIC FLOWERS PACIFIC DISCOVERY 32 (6): 10-17 18 ARMSTRONG, W.P. ... GARDENS, CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY 155 ARMSTRONG, W.P. 1997 CARRION FLOWERS: NOT ALL FLOWERS SMELL AS SWEET AS A ROSE! ZOONOOZ 70 (1): 24 ... DISTRICT NEWSLETTER): Feb. 1998: 1-2 163 ARMSTRONG, W.P. 1998 FLOWERS OR FUNGI? (pp. 37-39) In: POPULAR SCIENCE ANNUAL 1999. GROLIER INC ...
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Stinking Flowers
... Is A Carrion Flower? 2. Why Do Carrion Flowers Smell Rotten? 3. Perception Of Odors By Animals 4. Why Carrion Flowers Catch Insects? 5. Foul-Smelling African Starfish Flowers 6. The ... carrion flowers, there are many other species with slightly malodorous flowers that attract flies, including a number of orchids and the male flowers of carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua). 2. Why Do Some Carrion Flowers ...
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New Orchid Display Greenhouse - Devonian Botanic Garden
... on prickly pears. Stapelia spp. are known as carrion flowers, superficially like cacti, but on no way related. Their purple-chequered flowers emit a smell of rotting meat to attract bow- ... . Cleistocactus Other plants of interest are the crown of thorns, Euphobia splendens, bearing red flowers all year, various Crassula, Aeonium spp. and especially the large collection of different Mammillaria, ...
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Floridata: Stapelia spp.
... the starfish or toad cactus (O. variegata), probably the best known of all the carrion flowers. Location The carrion flowers are native to arid, usually rocky, deserts in tropical and southern Africa, where ... from rotting. Light: Carrion flowers require bright light, but most should not have full sun in the summer. Many species do well in partial shade. Moisture: Carrion flowers do well with light ...
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The New England Carnivorous Plant Society
... followed was a sensory-overloaded blur, as we visited houses full of cacti, bromeliads, orchids, carrion flowers, ant plants, tropical fruit trees, lianas, and more... specifically, the largest, most blemish-free and ...
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Scott's Botanical Links--February 2006
... milkweeds. The family is one of drastic modification, however, and members include dramatic succulents, carrion flowers, clever pollination mechanisms and striking plant forms. Paintings and images of many Asclepiads are ... home page is just an appetizer to this site, with topics ranging from spring flowers, to Mt. Field National Park, Tasmanian plants for the garden and temperate rainforests. There ...
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What is a succulent?
... more. In other cases, like many of the euphorbias or milkweeds and the stapeliads or carrion flowers, leaves have disappeared totally, and only a succulent stem remains. Succulents & Cacti The question is ...
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Carrion Plant Bloomed - Cacti Gallery Forum - GardenWeb
... bit much, right next to my desk, with several flowers newly opened! Image link: Carrion Plant Bloomed (41 k) Follow-Up Postings: RE: Carrion Plant Bloomed clip this post email this post what ... What a beautiful Stapelia gigantea ! It seldom blooms three flowers at once - congratulations Treecactus ! Do you grow other stapeliads ? Milin RE: Carrion Plant Bloomed clip this post email this post what is ...
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