Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: Dr. Robert T. and Margaret Orr © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This plant can take in water through its leaves. This helps it survive in its habitat that has plenty of fog, but not much rain.
- Beetles, sunbirds and sugarbirds are the main pollinators of this plant.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, May 27th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you're right and to learn more about this plant. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 - 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.