Cuckoo pint UK
A close-up picture showing the spadix of a cuckoo pint plant Arum maculata, Also known as Lords and Ladies. The plant’s leaf that surrounds the spadix and forms a hollow bulb around its base has been cut away to reveal the ring of hairs at the base of the spadix that prevent insects, particularly owl midges, or owl flies, from immediately escaping when they are attracted to the scent of the plant. Below the hairs are purple male, developing flowers and below this the yellow female flowers. The insects that escape through the hairs are covered in pollen and then pollinate other Cuckoo Pint plants. The berries of the cuckoo pint are poisonous. North Dorset England UK GB
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