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 febrero 9, 2024 03:36 TARDE por stevejones stevejones

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Steve, Help me to better understand this concept ….

Publicado 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.

Publicado 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/

Publicado por stevejones hace 3 meses

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

Publicado por khajek hace 2 meses

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