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