Erepsia inclaudens twisted petals

    Erepsia inclaudens twisted petals
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Judd Kirkel Welwitch

    Some of the spreading Erepsia inclaudens petals in this flower seen near Sir Lowry’s Pass during October are twisted sideways. They are wider near their rounded tips than at the base. The petal outline is spathulate (spoon-shaped), or oblanceolate (inversely lance-shaped).

    The stamens are hidden under the staminodes in the flower centre as usual for the species, as well as much of the genus. The boat-shaped, triangular leaves are deeply keeled (Marais, (Ed.), 2017; Manning, 2007; iNaturalist).

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