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The appearance of this pretty coral belies its aggressive behavior. Many individual coral polyps form colonies which join together at the base of their skeletons. These colonies grow to form branches, columns, solid colonies that are dome-shaped, or colonies that adhere close to the substrate. Colonies may be meters across and sometimes whole sections of a reef face are covered exclusively by one branching Goniopora species. Goniopora lobata, daisy coral, is named for its extremely large, flower-like polyps, and can grow to cover areas of six to ten meters. Each polyp has 24 long and fleshy tentacles that are normally extended day and night, although these quickly retract when touched revealing the massive skeletons beneath. Each Goniopora species differs in the shape and colour of their polyps, which allows their identification underwater. \nThe species occurs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans; from the coast of Mozambique, to the Red Sea, and east to northern Australia, southern Japan and Hawaii. \nFlowerpot corals are most commonly found in turbid water protected from strong wave action.Flowerpot corals are capable of developing elongated sweeper polyps, like the sweeper tentacles of other corals, which can inflict severe tissue damage on a coral within their reach. It is therefore unusual to see other coral species growing close to the flowerpot coral, and it is believed that this adaptation benefits the flowerpot coral in the intense competition for space on the reef. \nFlowerpot corals have separate male and female colonies (not all corals do) which release sperm and eggs into the water for external fertilisation. The fertilised egg develops into a free-swimming larva that will eventually settle on the substrate and develop into new colonies.\nTriton Bay, Indonesia \n3°54'52.062 S 134°7'21.384 E at 17m depth
It's a medicinal plant in Indian traditional medicine practices
Ipomoea lobata
The Valley Oak, can sometimes be riddled with large  growths along the stem.   Small wasps produce these oak apples or galls. The large oak apples, are induced by the gallwasp Andricus californicus.  Shollenberger Park; Petaluma Wetlands; Petaluma; Sonoma County; California. Quercus lobata.
Inflorescence of a jackass bitters shrub, Neurolaena lobata
it is medicinal plant found in mountains of india
Close up of apple oak gall growing on valley oak, Quercus lobata, in California. Growth of gall is induced by a wasp larva inside the gall.
Lobed spider (Argiope lobata), one of the most poisonous spiders in the world, walking on the sand in İzmir, Çeşme, Altınkum
a traditional medicine plant in india
Pulutan (Urena lobata) is a plant that belongs to the Malvaceae/kapas-kapasan family, meaning that this plant is related to gandapura, cotton, hibiscus, waru, sidaguri, and cemplak -a type of very smelly grass-.
Organic texture of  Geniopora Lobata - Flowerpot soft coral
Wild cucumber, Echinocystis lobata white flowers closeup selective focus.
Wild cucumber, Echinocystis lobata white flowers closeup selective focus.
Valley oak leaf,
Close up of yellow flower of pine violet, Viola lobata. Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
A close-up of the pink hibiscus-like flower of Caesarweed, Urena lobata. Considered a naturalized invasive in Florida, it is edible and has medicinal value.
Mantis Deroplatys Lobata
A dense patch of Caesarweed, Urena lobata, growing in a field in Florida. While it is highly invasive in Florida, it is used as a fiber crop and for its medicinal value in many other countries.
Viney growth of kudzu,
Wild cucumber, Echinocystis lobata white flowers closeup selective focus
Argiope Lobata spider in the forest
Caesar weed (Urena lobata) also known as Congo jute, is a tender, erect, perennial, ascendant shrub or subshrub. It grows as a single stalk that freely sends out bushy stems covered with minute hairs. Leaves also with tiny hairs are palmately lobed (having lobes that spread out like fingers on a hand). Flowers are pink-violet and grow approximately one centimeter in width. Considered as weed its fruits are also hairy and may stick to clothing or fur.
Echinocystis lobata, wild cucumber fruit closeup. Dark background. High quality photo
Spider Lobed Argiope (Argiope lobata) suspended from its web - fauna of France.
Many wild or prickly cucumber fruits (Echinocystis lobata) in a wooden crate for autumnal decoration
Acorns of Quercus palustris. Also called pin swamp or Spanish oak, tree in red oak section Quercus Lobata of genus Quercus. Pin oak used in parks due fast growth and pollution tolerance.
Wild cucumber,
Beautiful Caesar Weed (Urena lobata) flowers bloom along village roads in Bangladesh. It's also known as Congo jute, Bur mallow, Hibiscus burr, Pink burr, Pink Chinese burr, or Urena burr.
Urena lobata, commonly known as Caesarweed or Congo jute, is a tender perennial, variable, erect, ascendant shrub
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