The role of dark flowers in the pollination of certain umbelliferae
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 14 (5) , 737-742
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938000770611
Abstract
The dark purple flower in the umbel of Daucus and the black spot on the umbel of Artedia have been shown to play a significant role in the pollination of these umbelliferae, because they attract the fly pollinators by their mimicry of resting insects.Keywords
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