February 3 Species of the Day: Heliconia psittacorum

Heliconia psittacorum! Some people think plants aren’t as fun as animals, but heliconia are pretty spectacular and have many mysteries. Notice how the yellow flowers are curved and seem to match the shape of some of the hummingbird species’ bills? The mystery we are trying to figure out is why humans don’t seem to be able to pollinate heliconia when hummingbirds seem to have no problem…

 

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