Calochortus at Salt Point State Park
Nhu Nguyen (Wed, 11 May 2011 14:36:11 PDT)
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Boyce Tankersley <btankers@gmail.com>wrote:
Does anyone have any idea what evolutionary function (if any) the 'hairs'
on
the leaves serve?
Boyce, you must mean flowers because the leaves have no hairs. Interpreting
evolutionary function is always a tricky one but I think it has to do with
keeping the pollinators on the plant longer. Others may have better ideas.
Nhu
Berkeley, CA
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