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http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/digitalflowers/picts/Iridaceae/11-Iris%20pollinator.jpg<br><br>  
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/digitalflowers/picts/Iridaceae/11-Iris%20pollinator.jpg<br><br>  
A bee pollinating ([[pollination]]) an iris flower. At one, the bee lands, at two, the [[pollen]] is scraped off, and at three, the bee deposits pollen on the second flower.<br>
A bee pollinating ([[pollination]]) an iris flower. At one, the bee lands, at two, the [[pollen]] is scraped off, and at three, the bee deposits pollen on the second flower.<br>
Source: http://www.life.uiuc.edu<br><br>
Source: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/digitalflowers/Iridaceae/11.htm<br><br>

Latest revision as of 14:01, 22 September 2008


1. an insect or other vehicle by which pollen is carried from one flower to another. A plant that provides pollen for a self-infertile plant.

11-Iris%20pollinator.jpg

A bee pollinating (pollination) an iris flower. At one, the bee lands, at two, the pollen is scraped off, and at three, the bee deposits pollen on the second flower.
Source: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/digitalflowers/Iridaceae/11.htm