A flower that fruits undergroundSourced
Its white flowers appear above ground.
Its seed capsules develop below.
Common starlily is a small wildflower of western North America, only about 5 to 10 centimetres tall. Its floral tube reaches underground, where its seed capsules develop. Botanists have proposed several ways the seeds may spread.
The visible flower
is only part of the story.
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