Purple-loosestrife, lythrum salicaria

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This species is trimorphic - the stamens and stigma can each be at three different levels (or lengths) - whichever the stigma is then the stamens adopt the other two positions. Here is a long style / stigma plant. The lower stamens are buried deep in the flower.

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Size: 3100px × 3100px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © FloralImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anther, anthers, botanical, floralimages, flower, heterostyly, loose, loosestrife, lythraceae, lythrum, native, purple, purple-loosestrife, salicaria, spiked, stamen, stamens, stigma, strife, style, wild