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Nature and Gardening

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/507709

Minnesota's state flower! Took this on a recent trip to the Arboretum

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Looks like one of those carnivorous plants. Does it serve any purpose for the plant to look like this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

nice. Sounds similar to some flowers with nectar deep inside so that the bees have to get pollen all over them by reaching deep inside.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I had never heard of that before! Thanks for helping me learn something today 💪🧠