Latitudinal pattern of flowering synchrony in an invasive wind-pollinated plant.

ABSTRACT: Flowering synchrony can play an important role in plants' reproductive success, which is essential for the successful establishment and spread of invasive plants. Although flowering synchrony has been found to be closely related to climatic factors, the effects of variation in such factors along latitudinal gradient on flowering synchrony and the role of flowering synchrony in the reproductive success of invading populations remain largely unexplored. In a 2-year field study, we examined the latitudinal variation of flowering phenology, especially flowering synchrony, in an invasive plant, Spartina alterniflora, along coastal China, and its relationship with population seed set across three climatic zones. We found that first flowering date was delayed, and flowering synchrony incre

SUBMITTER: Qiu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6111158 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature