Experiments with Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris) reveal the mechanics of a sudden-release phenomenon in these flowers caused by slow bending of the outer tepals while their top-margins cling together, leading to stored mechanical energy that is released explosively. In this note, I discuss the possible adaptive significance of this flower behavior in terms o f pollinator learning-behavior.
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1 September 2016
A Note on Iris Flower Anthesis: Mechanism and Meaning of Sudden Flower Opening
Bernd Heinrich
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Northeastern Naturalist
Vol. 23 • No. 3
September 2016
Vol. 23 • No. 3
September 2016