Round and square patterns on pink/orange flower, Amber Mountain, Madagascar

Captured in a botanical garden.

comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Thanks @Wildflower for the identification! Posted 9 years ago

RMFelix

Lion

Beautiful! This worldwide distribution species is quite a remarkable example of success in adaptation, almost like the favorite bakery to a great variety of arthropods, mostly because there is a miriade of insects, such as butterflies, diptera and hymenoptera species that strongly contribute to its pollination. When in flowering they are great spots to insects photography :) Nice capture, cheers* Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 9 years ago

Vodkaman

Lion

In Indonesia, this is called the chicken shit flower, because that is what it smells like. This bloom is a real insect magnet.

Dave Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  heh, did not know that, or smell it for that matter :) Posted 9 years ago

The Common Lantana

"Lantana camara" is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family, native to the American tropics. Other common names of "L. camara" include big-sage, wild-sage, red-sage, white-sage, tickberry, West Indian lantana, and umbelanterna.

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Similar species: Lamiales

Species identified by WildFlower