Banksia Flower Follicles by petercp
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Description
Banksia Flowers and Fruits.
The flower heads are made up of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs. The colour of the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red. Many species flower over autumn and winter.
The fruits of banksias (called follicles) are hard and woody and are often grouped together to resemble cones (which they are not true cones are produced only by conifers).
The fruits protect the seeds from foraging animals and from fire. In many species the fruits will not open until they have been burnt or completely dried out.
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Thanks everyone for your comments on my previous posts I really appreciate them. Peter.
Comments (26)
Dreamingbee
wow peter - i never thought anithing else - what is looking so difficult inside it .. fantastic shot and very interesting informations .. thx for sharing it ;)) hugs heike
ledwolorz
Wonderful macro.
durleybeachbum
They look close up like rather menacing mouths! Superb pic!
kgb224
Stunning capture.
blinkings
Definitely deserves the zoom. Extraordinary.
GBCalls
Interesting! Well presented photo.
timtripp
superb macro!
CavalierLady
Fascinating close up and they do look like hungry mouths!
sandra46
superlative capture, great info!
MrsRatbag
Stunning shot!
flora-crassella
wonderful photo and interesting story!
flavia49
marvelous capture!!! great text!
Fred255
Very good!
Amosicho
very nice macro
giovanino
How Cool! Fantastic image!!!
erlandpil
superb macro! erland
lucindawind
wow excellent capture !
Flint_Hawk
Fascinating!
kleinhoon
Looks wonderful and interesting..!!
tizjezzme
wow, this is interesting as heck! never seen anything like this before! Thank you for sharing! :)
lior
Superb macro!
Lisa.P
I love the texture! beautiful shot.
Pottaroo
Excellent, although they look somewhat evil
Hendesse
Fantastic and very interesting macro!
clbsmiley
I love it!!! Great shot and information!!! I like it when artists tell us where or what it is. Thank you!!
netlauv
Incredible ! Bravo.