Pollination assignment
Pollinator Assignment To be completed on a separate piece of paper
Due: Tuesday March 12, 2019
Pollinator Assignment
• For each of the ten pictures that follow, identify: • The most likely pollination strategy for the flower, keeping in mind there could be
more than one (in the case of animals). The strategy here should be the most likely pollinator(s), do not just list all of them because you will lose credit when you are wrong.
• Explain why you think that pollinator or pollination system (water/wind) is the most likely pollinator • Explanation should include flower color, shape, presence/absence of petals, and what
reward(s) are offered to the pollinator, as well as what the pollinator is attracted to (if animal).
• Pollination Systems: Wind & Water
• Pollinators: Bird, Bee, Bat, Moth, Butterfly, Fly
• Please complete this on a piece of paper to turn in to class on Tuesday March 12, 2019.
Phaelanopsis Orchid
Flower is 3 inches by 2.5 inches in size
No fragrance is produced
Flowers are open during the day
Yellow Tree Pea
Flower is 1 inch x 1 inch in size
A light fragrance is produced
Flowers are open during the day
Passion Flower
Flower is 3.5 inches in diameter
A light fragrance is produced
Orange
Flowers are 1 inch in diameter
A strong fragrance is produced
Flowers are open during the day
Corpse Flower
Flower is 7 feet tall, though fused petal base is 3 feet in diameter (reddish-brown part)
Produces a smell that is like rotten flesh or death
The base of the yellow part, inside the red- brown rim contains pollen and some nectar
Geranium
Flowers are one inch in diameter
A light fragrance is produced
Abundant nectar is present
Iris Flower is 2 inches in diameter
A mild fragrance is produced
Nectar is abundant
Flowers are open during the day
Porter’s Sunflower
The compound flower is one inch in diameter, though disk flowers are smaller in the middle
Abundant pollen is present
Has UV banding patterns in the ray flowers
Willow No petals are present
The catkin structures shown here are covered in anthers
Flowers appear before leaves are too big
Crossvine
Large tube-shaped flower about 3 inches in length
No fragrance
Abundant nectar