Remember the corn on the cob flower I showed you a picture of that I saw on one of my hikes? Well I got to asking a local about them and I found out they are actually called Banksia.
Here is what they look like after they are done flowering and have fallen off of the tree. According to the Internet, "The flower heads are made up of hundreds (sometimes
thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs. The colour of
the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red. Many species flower over
autumn and winter.
The fruits of banksias (called follicles) are hard and woody and are often
grouped together to resemble cones (which they are not true cones are
produced only by conifers).
The fruits protect the seeds from foraging animals and from fire. In many
species the fruits will not open until they have been burnt or completely dried
out."
Didn't want you to continue losing sleep over the Corn on the Cob flowers and knowing the truth about them;)
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