The genus Narcissus has some wild species here in Italy. I read with interest this article that surely will allow me to better observe its pollination. Gianluca Corazza, Tuscany, Italy, Z9b 2016-03-07 19:01 GMT+01:00 Travis O <enoster@hotmail.com>: > Hi all, > > Last year I wrote a brief article on the pollination of Narcissus in The > Bulb Garden (Spring 2015). I was displeased with what I wrote due to a > handful of minor flaws that I hope nobody caught, such as the misspelling > of a species and some poor (and boring) prose. So, I rewrote the article > with a year of additional writing experience under my belt. > > Narcissus has a fascinating connection to the various pollinators that the > different species attract. While reading up on the subject a few years ago > I realized there was a correlation of results between unrelated studies > (and theories) of the pollination strategy of various species of Narcissus. > While the subject is quite understudied compared to the number of species > (perhaps 20 species have been studied in relation to pollination ecology), > some patterns have emerged. There are mainly two groups of Narcissus based > on pollinator type: Bee and Lepidoptera (moth/butterfly) pollinated. A > third group can be assumed if variable pollination syndromes and flower > dimorphism are considered, which is the case with N. tazetta (some wild > populations bee pollinated, others moth/butterfly pollinated). > > Here's the article, I could have gone into more depth, but maybe I'll save > that for next year: > > > http://amateuranthecologist.com/2016/03/… > > Or this: > > http://goo.gl/CkzIzG/ > > I'd be happy to hear any feedback, including discrepancies, concerns, or > compliments! Or any questions, not that I'm an expert (I'm not). I am, > however, a father of two (used to be one!) as of last week, so > understandably occupied. > > Travis Owen > Rogue River, OR > > http://www.amateuranthecologist.com/ > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >