Lycium flowers

Lycium exsertum is flowering again locally, giving an opportunity to observe pin and thrum heteromorphy. The same condition can also be seen in L. fremontii flowers.

Publicado el 09 de febrero de 2024 a las 03:36 PM por stevejones stevejones

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Steve, Help me to better understand this concept ….

Anotado por khajek hace 3 meses

Did you follow through to the link? https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/stevejones/62034-pin-and-thrum-heteromorphy-in-lycium-exsertum
It's explained there. If you still have any questions, let me know.

Anotado por stevejones hace 3 meses

Here's a short article about it that postulates that pin-and-thrum conditions promote cross-pollination. Seems feasible.
https://plantscientist.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/organism-of-the-week-primrose-primula-vulgaris/

Anotado por stevejones hace 3 meses

The plant scientist link helped me a bit more. Thank you.

Anotado por khajek hace 2 meses

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