[pbs] colchicums
Arnold Trachtenberg
arnold at nj.rr.com
Sat Sep 27 10:05:44 EDT 2003
Some additional views of colchicum. With speciosum added. Note the
ants all over the speciosum. Bowles refers to "myrmecochory" a
mechanism of seed dispersal by ants. Perhaps they also pollinate the
speciosum by climbing all over the fertile parts.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Colchicum_Conquest9.JPG
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Colchicum_Rosy_Dawn11.JPG
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Colchicum_speciosum4.JPG
Arnold
New Jersey
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