Leucadendron comosum (Ridge-cone conebush) Life
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Leucadendron comosum ssp. homaeophyllum
(Villiersdorp ridge-cone conebush),
male (left) and female (right). Bokkop, Villiersdorp mountains,
Western cape, South Africa. [photos
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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A Banded blowfly (Chrysomya albiceps)
taking nectar from a female flower of Leucadendron comosum ssp.
comosum, on Ladismith Rooiberg, Western Cape, South Africa, [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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