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Wood Rose

Merremia tuberosa

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Wood Rose

Merremia tuberosa

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Leuba Ridgway
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Comments (6)
Sew
looks like an earth star....great shot..
Caleb Steindel
wow, great spotting mayra! i've never seen anything like it :D
Leuba Ridgway
I hope I am right Myra. From memory, they used to use these dry fruit pods in flower arrangements in India. Always thought them attractive. I notice the leaves in the two pics in the ref link don't match ?? A native of tropical America. Also called Brazilian Jalap

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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013

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