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.

הועלה ב-פברואר 9, 2024 03:36 אחה"צ על ידי stevejones stevejones

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Steve, Help me to better understand this concept ….

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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.

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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/

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

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