Mitracarpus - Meseta Guanica (5).JPG

A small cluster flower made up of multiple smaller modified leaves that look like smaller flowerets, shown in the center with three elongated green leaves radiate away from the flower. Other vegetation rocks are visible in the background.
Date Shot/Created
05/11/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Mitracarpus polycladus is a small shrub that is known to occur where soil and water accumulate on exposed limestone areas. The inflorescence has multiple small flowers in a single cluster. Photo by Carlos Pacheco, USFWS, Guánica, PR, May 11, 2022.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Forest
Subject tags
Coasts
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Habitat conservation
Wildflowers
Xerophytes