Spring mass flower display, South Africa (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

Spring mass flower display, South Africa

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Most flowering plant species rely on pollinators to reproduce. This is true for the annual daisy species that dominate the spring mass flowering displays in South Africa. Species such as Gorteria diffusa, Dimorphotheca sinuata and D. pluvialis are dependent on pollinators, such as the bee-flies, for seed production, and on seed for persistence in the system, making them vulnerable to pollinator decline.

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Allan Ellis

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