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Dhobi's Kerchief

Kudremukh, Karnataka, 9 Jun 2006

The plant with white spots is this. To save energy, this plant is using its leaves (special leaves called bracts) to attrack the insects.. instead of spending it all on making its flower attractive. As you can see the flower itself is quite small. But in these thick forests, this plants leaves stand out from rest of the vegetation.


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