Flower morphology as a predictor of pollination mode in a biotic to abiotic pollination continuum.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Wind pollination has evolved repeatedly in flowering plants, yet the identification of a wind pollination syndrome as a set of integrated floral traits can be elusive. Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae) comprises temperate perennial herbs that have transitioned repeatedly from insect to wind pollination while also exhibiting mixed pollination, providing an ideal system to test for evolutionary correlation between floral morphology and pollination mode in a biotic to abiotic continuum. Moreover, the lack of floral organ fusion across this genus allows testing for specialization to pollination vectors in the absence of this feature.

Methods

We expanded phylogenetic sampling in the genus from a previous study using six chloroplast loci, which allowed us to test whet

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Gomez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10550269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature