Nature
2019.02.09 16:11 GMT+8

A flower that is obsessed with 'seven'

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The Chinese name of the Arctic starflower is "Qibanlian" which means "Seven-petals lotus," because it usually has seven verticillate leaves, seven corolla lobes, and seven stamens.

Here is the information card of the flower. 

General information about the Arctic starflower. /CGTN Graphic

(Top image by Liu Bing from Luli Studio. The photo was taken in Baihua Mountain, Beijing, China.)

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