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    Pelargonium coronopifolium stamens

    Pelargonium coronopifolium stamens
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Judd Kirkel Welwitch

    The ripe, orange anthers of a Pelargonium coronopifolium flower are narrow, slightly curved and presented together, as far forward as the almost straight filaments can present them. The filaments in this species are usually of three different lengths, here only one of them shorter. The filament colour is white low down, petal coloured higher up.

    Exserted is hardly the term for these pollen presenting parts, when everything else floral is pushing back to the best of their ability. All in aid of pollinator convenience. The petals spread, even recurve, while the sepals double back, fully committed.

    Some staminodes, sterile stamens lacking anthers, are visible in picture behind the anthers. Small ears can also be discerned in the claw area of some petals (Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; Wikipedia).

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