Jacquemart, Anne-Laure
[UCL]
De Sloover, Jacques
[UCL]
The floral biology, breeding system and pollination ecology of Narthecium ossifragum (Liliaceae) were analysed in the high Ardennes, Belgium, during the summer 1986. A new kind of pollination for this species was noticed: some flower buds don't open but set seeds. Observations substantiate the claim of self-fertilization which is connected to pseudocleistogamy. A probable cause for this bud pollination is drought. Nevertheless, its efficiency and frequency are very low.
| Bibliographic reference |
Jacquemart, Anne-Laure ; De Sloover, Jacques. The Part taken by cleistogamy in narthecium-ossifragum reproductive strategy. In: Flora, Vol. 187, no. 1-2, p. 67-72 (1992) |
| Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/50260 |
