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This is commelina communis or more commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower. The blue petals with yellow staminodes and white stamens against the green leaves are so pretty!!
This is commelina communis or more commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower. The blue petals with yellow staminodes and white stamens against the green leaves are so pretty!!
The plant is unique in several ways. The flower looks like a mantis. The yellow part under the blue petals is staminodes, i.e., sterile stamens, which don't produce pollen, but attract bugs because of the resemblance to pollen. And real stamens are something looking like white mustache under the staminodes. And last but not least, the spathe (2nd photo), which contains a green capsule, is like a baby in a crib!
The plant is so tiny but so complicated! The plant taught me the importance of taking a closer look at things.
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| Commelina communis 露草 |
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| A capsule in a spathe 苞の中には蒴果 |
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| Asiatic dayflower ツユクサ |
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露草（ツユクサ）です。青い花びら、黄色の花芯、緑の葉がきれいなのはもちろんですが、形も面白いです。苞の中の蒴果もカワイイ（2枚目）！
黄色い部分は「仮雄蕊（かゆうずい）」で雄蕊ではありません。（つまり生殖機能はありません。）ホントの雄蕊は白いおひげみたいな部分です。
カマキリみたいな花、虫を誘う「偽の雄蕊」、ゆりかごの中の赤ちゃんみたいな蒴果。とってもユニークな花です。
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