Trillium 2013
Perennial belonging to the Lily family. Blooms in early spring. Older blooms turn pinkish. Grows in Moist to wet forest; valleys and lower montane forests.
Very cool paper written by Tarn Ream. Here is an excerpt:
"Insects play important roles in the life of Trillium. Plants are self incompatible, and cross pollination by insects is necessary for seed production. Trillium flowers do not produce nectar, although several insects, such as beetles and bees, forage for their pollen. Seed dispersal is also dependent on insects each seed bears a conspicuous, yellow food body, called an elaiosome, which is attractive to ants and yellow jackets. The insects transport seeds to their nests here they eat the oily food body and discard the seeds."
http://www.mtnativeplants.org/filelib/102.pdf
Read MoreVery cool paper written by Tarn Ream. Here is an excerpt:
"Insects play important roles in the life of Trillium. Plants are self incompatible, and cross pollination by insects is necessary for seed production. Trillium flowers do not produce nectar, although several insects, such as beetles and bees, forage for their pollen. Seed dispersal is also dependent on insects each seed bears a conspicuous, yellow food body, called an elaiosome, which is attractive to ants and yellow jackets. The insects transport seeds to their nests here they eat the oily food body and discard the seeds."
http://www.mtnativeplants.org/filelib/102.pdf
