Ixia dubia roadside plants flowering

Flowering next to Sir Lowry’s Pass in October, these Ixia dubia plants hold their inflorescences erectly at the ready for the benefit of pollinators, and thereby also in self-interest. The floral bracts are pinkish translucent (Manning, 2007; Bean and Johns, 2005; Bean and Burman, 1985; iNaturalist).