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The
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum friedrichsthalii) This is the flower of the peace
lily, a beautiful plant in the family called Araceae. The peace lily grows
in swamps and has about four leaves that are three feet (one meter) tall,
and only one "flower." However, this flower is a compound flower, called
an inflorescence, with many smaller flowers in it. At night, the male frogs
come down to the swamp and sing to attract females. Often I have found them
singing from the peace lilies. Maybe girl frogs like to get flowers and
that is why the male sings from a peace lily. Peace lilies are very popular
house plants, and maybe you have one in your house. The flowers smell wonderful.
They are a part of the rainforest you can keep at home! |
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