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Summary
The ruby-throated hummingbird is this plant's primary pollinator. Plant-pollinator relationships are complex and most bird-pollinated flowers are red, a color that bees have trouble detecting. The name of this flower, 'fire pink', refers not to the flower's color but to the family of this plant: Caryophyllaceae means the 'pinks'. In fact, the color name pink may have come from these flowers!
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fire pink
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buffalo national river
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arkansas
Date
2015
Source
National Parks Gallery
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