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the trigger

pollinating trigger of Trigger-plant.

Stylidium

"Pollination is achieved through the use of the sensitive "trigger", which comprises the male and female reproductive organs fused into a floral column that snaps forward quickly in response to touch, harmlessly covering the insect in pollen. Most of the approximately 300 species are only found in Australia." Wikipedia

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Uploaded on November 22, 2021
Taken on November 22, 2021