A Cape rock elephant-shrew licks nectar from flowers of the Pagoda Lily |
20 July, 2015
Stiff flax can self pollinate and experiences limited harm from pollen of an introduced neighbor
by B.R. Montgomery and C.W. Phillips
A flower of the prairie wildflower stiff flax |
For self-compatible
plant species, individuals can use their own pollen to fertilize their ovules,
but self-incompatible plant species have mechanisms that prevent this from
occurring In this study we tested whether the prairie wildflower stiff flax is
self-compatible and whether it requires pollinator for seed production. Another
study goal was to test whether receipt of pollen from the introduced plant
leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
interfered with the stiff flax’s pollination.
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