Photograph: I.Brown
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Arthropodium strictum is a lily commonly known
as the Chocolate Lily. Chocolate lilies are a tussocky herb that flower from October to December. The mauve flowers are chocolate (vanilla) scented and appear on a branched stem up to 1 m in length. This species has recently been put in a new family, Anthericaceae. Lily pollen is often beautifully sculptured Pollen images light microscopy electron microscopy |