Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips'

Nan Sterman TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:15:06 PDT
That's really interesting, Mark.  Since there are no visible petals, it certainly couldn't cue a pollinator by color or flower shape.

On Jun 12, 2012, at 5:37 AM, Mark BROWN wrote:

> I wonder if this is a bat pollinated flower then?
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> The ratio of stamen length to pistil seems to preclude hummingbirds and favour bats?
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> " Message du 12/06/12 14:13
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>>   I'm usually pretty good with scents, but this one is definitely different. As I was falling asleep last night the scent drifted in through my bedroom window and woke me up. I noticed then that there is also a fermented fruit quality to the scent. "
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