Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants.

ABSTRACT: Maintaining open flowers is critical for successful pollination and depends on long-term water and carbon balance. Yet the relationship between how flower hydraulic traits are coordinated in different habitats is poorly understood. Here, we hypothesize that the coordination and trade-offs between floral hydraulics and economics traits are independent of environmental conditions. To test this hypothesis, we investigated a total of 27 flower economics and hydraulic traits in six aquatic and six terrestrial herbaceous species grown in a tropical botanical garden. We found that although there were a few significant differences, most flower hydraulics and economics traits did not differ significantly between aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants. Both flower mass per area and floral longevi

SUBMITTER: Ke Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature