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Common flower-head

Common flower-head -
Tubularia larynx


Scientific names: The Latin tubus in its diminitive form tubulus means pipe or tube, while the Latin -aria means -like. Larynx is Greek for oesophagus.

Other scientific names: Tubularia humilis, Tubularia coronata, Tubularia simplex.

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