29 January 2020

Paepalanthus

"Paepalanthus is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It has about 300-400 species, native mostly to tropical Africa and Latin America, with a few species in Japan and Madagascar."
A tip of the blogging hat to reader SnowMan, who located the source:  Marcio Cabral from Brazil  submitted the image to the 2017 SIPA photo contest and won an Honorable Mention/

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  1. SnowManJanuary 30, 2020 at 6:51 AM

    That beautiful photo was taken by Marcio Cabral from Brazil. It was submitted to the 2017 SIPA photo contest and won an Honorable Mention:
    https://sipacontest.com/gallery/2017/category.php?cat=5

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    1. MinnesotastanJanuary 30, 2020 at 7:20 AM

      Thank you so much, SnowMan. I tried a reverse image search, but it yielded too many hits. Credit acknowledged in the text.

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  2. KorkeeJanuary 30, 2020 at 8:11 AM

    Looks like those old fiber optic plants from the 90s.

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