A genus of small flowering plants in the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, with colorful bell-shaped flowers.
Named after 19th-century botanist Friedrich Besser, the genus name commemorates the scholar using the Latin naming convention for plants.
Bessera flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds in their native Mexican habitat, and the bright red and yellow blooms are designed specifically to attract these high-speed flyers rather than bees—a perfect example of how plants evolve different strategies for the same goal.
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