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The rat's tail plant, or Babiana ringens earns its name for the distinct stem that grows above its flowers. But what's the purpose of this odd looking appendage?

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Sources:

https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3732/ajb.1100295
https://academic.oup.com/aob/article/109/3/667/129786
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/ajob-hso060712.php
https://www.nature.com/articles/435041a?draft=collection
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/plb.12474
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