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Disa ferruginea Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae > Genus:
Disa
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Disa ferruginea flowering in late summer on
the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photos
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Table Mountain Pride butterfly (Aeropetes
tulbaghia) working Disa ferruginea flowers. Pollinia
visible on its proboscis. This disa offers no nectar reward but mimics
another flower,
Tritoniopsis triticea, which has nectar. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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