Bog Arum (or Marsh Calla, Wild Calla or Water-arum) is a native aquatic plant in BC that grows around the edges of my pond. Every spring when it blooms I can’t resist taking photos of it. It consists of a simple white “petal” and a very intricately complex inflorescence, the stem-like cluster of flowers in the middle. When it matures the green bits in the middle become red berries that contain the seeds.
Once I got this photo onto the big screen of my computer, I was surprised to see that there was an interesting small wiry insect with big dark eyes standing on the lower left section of the white “petal.”
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