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Common Broom, Heesch, Netherlands These flowers have an interesting pollination tactic documented in the video below. My photo shows an already opened flower, note how the anthers are visible. These are triggered like a catapult when the pollinator feeds on the nectar available in the hole above it. <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9XsPySG2vJk?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Cytisus scoparius,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Common Broom, Heesch, Netherlands

These flowers have an interesting pollination tactic documented in the video below. My photo shows an already opened flower, note how the anthers are visible. These are triggered like a catapult when the pollinator feeds on the nectar available in the hole above it.

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    Christine Young
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    Whaaaat??!!! That is awesome! FUN fact, indeed! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Fun confirmed. Now please continue the fun tour by examining this post's description:

      Common Broom + Spider, Heesch, Netherlands Amidst this sea of common broom flowers, a spider that just ambushed some insect. This is the spider species:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95475/western_lynx_spider_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/95340/common_broom_heesch_netherlands.html Cytisus scoparius,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World
       Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        I'm overwhelmed by the fun and am glad you mentioned these posts bc I somehow missed them on my daily rounds. Posted 5 years ago

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The Common Broom

"Cytisus scoparius", the common broom or Scotch broom, syn. "Sarothamnus scoparius", is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe.

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Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2020. Captured May 9, 2020 14:12.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm