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Nectar Production and Flower Visitors of Asclepias verticillata
Author(s): M. F. Willson, R. I. Bertin and P. W. Price
Year: 1979
Journal: American Midland Naturalist
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 23-35
Article Topic(s): Phenology, Pollination
Research Setting(s): Forest,Sandhill
Species Referenced: Asclepias verticillata (Whorled milkweed),
Abstract
Researches nectar production and pollination of Asclepias verticillata. The most frequent visitors were hasps, honeybees, moths, and the cabbage white butterfly. However, most visitors were nectar thieves and did not carry pollinia. This may explain the low percentage of fruit (pod) set in this species.Suggested Citation
M. F. Willson, R. I. Bertin and P. W. Price. "Nectar Production and Flower Visitors of Asclepias verticillata." American Midland Naturalist 102.1 (1979): 23-35.Go back