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Gasteria carinata

Discover why sunbirds love Gasteria carinata.

11 Aug 2011

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Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa

Image: Anna Faherty

Plants use energy when producing flowers and nectar. This Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa has adapted to attr ...more

Gasteria carinata flowers

Image: Sericea

The unscented, tube-shaped flowers are a perfect match for the beaks of southern African sunbirds, who hover a ...more

An African sunbird on Aloe speciosa

Image: Martin Heigan

African sunbirds’ long curved bills are adapted to seek out nectar from the tubular flowers of many dryland sp ...more

Anna’s hummingbird

Image: Greg McCown, Saguaro Pictures

Hummingbirds from the Americas have similar-shaped beaks. This Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) is hovering b ...more

Flowers of New World cacti

Image: Kew on Flickr

Just like the African Gasteria carinata and Aloe speciosa, cacti the other side of the world produce unscented ...more

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