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The photo of Lobelia cardinalis is confusing. What is it mimicking? Moreover, the statement that this species attracts hummingbirds without producing nectar is simply wrong. See: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2425970# 98.192.193.83 ( talk) 17:22, 22 February 2024 (UTC) reply

It was reliably verifiable in 1981 ... the paper you cite does seem to disprove this, though almost in passing as it doesn't mention the 'attracts without nectar' hypothesis. What would it be mimicking? A juicy nectar-producer, i.e. itself (a form of automimicry, a known thing). Guess we'll have to replace the image. Chiswick Chap ( talk) 18:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC) reply