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Bee-pollinated flowers display a dazzling array of colours, each carefully evolved to attract their primary pollinators—bees. These colours are not just for beauty; they play a crucial role in the survival of both the flowers and the bees. The interaction between bees and flowers is a classic example of mutualism, where both species benefit: beesContinue reading “The Different Colours of Bee Pollinated Flowers”

Protogyny is the condition in which the female reproductive organs (carpels) of a flower mature before the male ones (stamens), thereby ensuring that self-fertilisation does not occur. This happens in arum lilies and many wind-pollinated plants, such as grasses—although several grasses are self-pollinated, including common varieties of wheat, barley, oats. Examples of protandrous flowers areContinue reading “The Benefits of Protogyny in Flowers”