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3103 - AlpenPix (Wild) - 2011-04-20 (Dimension: 1053 x 1247 pixels - Counter: 4640) Eremalche rotundifolia Locality: USA - Arizona & Nevada - Katherine Landing Campground, Lake Mead Recreation Area, north of Bullhead City, Arizona Photographer: Jane Hendrix Note: Eremalche rotundifolia is an annual desert species in the Mallow Family (Malvaceae). Its common name, Desert Five-Spot, refers to the five, large, red spots inside the globular flower. It's not easy to photograph those five spots as E. rotundifolia closes up to a tight bud at night and on cool or cloudy days. When it does open its blossom, it provides only the very small entrance pictured here for ingress and egress of pollinators. (Sent: Alpine-l@science.uu.nl) (Click on the picture to enlarge) |