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Lobster Claws

Heliconia wagneriana

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

erect brightly colored waxy bracts, with small true flowers peeping out from the bracts.

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this near the village of Aranaputa. I'm not 100% sure if the species is correct.

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Heliconia

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The Color Red

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PublishedOctober 16, 2011

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