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Tag: Ranunculaceae

Hummingbird at a columbine
Annals of Botany News in Focus

Why do some columbines make life harder for their pollinators?

The flowers of Aquilegia eximia, the serpentine columbine, face downward, but the hummingbirds that pollinate it prefer horizontal flowers, so why do the flowers face the wrong way?

by Alun SaltAugust 27, 2019August 26, 2019
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Thalictrum
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Where does scent go when attraction doesn’t matter?

by Fi GennuFebruary 1, 2019February 1, 2019
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Ranunculus kuepferi
Annals of Botany

Can a cold snap put a stop to sex?

The alpine plant Ranunculus kuepferi can face spring frosts while growing reproductive organs. Does the cold explain why sometimes the plant doesn’t bother with sex?

by Alun SaltJune 18, 2018June 18, 2018
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Ranunculus japonicus
Annals of Botany

Robustness of floral organ numbers

by botanyoneJune 2, 2016May 18, 2016
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Photos of flowers from plants of diverse orders with a simplified phylogeny above, sketching their relationships. From left to right: Nymphaea colorata (water lily, basal angiosperms); Lilium marthagon (lily, monocot); Triticum aestivum (bread wheat, monocot); Meconopsis horridula (prickly blue poppy, basal eudicot); Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon, fabid); Rosa sp. (rose, malvid)
Annals of Botany

Tinkering with transcription factor networks for developmental robustness of Ranunculales flowers

by botanyoneMay 26, 2016May 18, 2016
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Pollinators and maintaining variation in flower colour
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Pollinators and maintaining variation in flower colour

This study uses dual choice assays and experimental arrays of blue and white flowers to determine pollinators’ preference for flower colour in Aquilegia.

by AJ CannJune 8, 2015June 5, 2015
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