Balanophora fungosa
(Balanophora)
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FAMILY |
Balanophoraceae |
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Species |
Balanophora fungosa |
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Common name |
Balanophora |
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Flower colour; life form |
Whitish to brown; herb, parasitic |
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Campus |
Cairns |
Description
This small apparently leafless plant is a root-parasite and resembles a fungus with a large rounded head. The female flowers form an densely packed apical cone with the male flowers clustered below them. Usually found amongst litter on the forest floor.