Re: Nep pollinator

From: MCATALANI@aol.com
Date: Wed Aug 09 2000 - 07:43:37 PDT


Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:43:37 EDT
From: MCATALANI@aol.com
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2406$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Nep pollinator


<< On a related note, I have male Neps blooming all the time and I don't ever
 see any insects around the flowers. Anybody know what the likely
 pollinators could be? Could this be a night flying moth or fly?

 Tom in Fl >>
The unknown pollinator could possibly be wind itself. The female Nep flowers
have very sticky receptors that are apparntly capable of catching windblown
pollen.

Michael Catalani



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