Weird Drosera capensis flower

From: Nigel Hurneyman (NHurneyman@softwar1.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Feb 17 1997 - 01:53:57 PST

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Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 09:53:57 -0000
From: Nigel Hurneyman <NHurneyman@softwar1.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Weird Drosera capensis flower

I was about to decommission an old D capensis flower stalk when I noticed
that the second flower from the top was distinctly abnormal. Inside the
sepals, instead of petals, was a set of leaf-like things with carnivorous glands
on the inside. The flower appeared to have organs in the middle, though
whether a complete set and whether they were functional I have no idea.

If any science-wallah fancies giving this thing a proper once over, please send
me an e-mail and I will snail the flower stalk to you.

NigelH

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