Thread‐like appendix on Arisaema urashima (Araceae) attracts fungus gnat pollinators

2022/06/27 by Kenji Suetsugu, Hiroki Nishigaki, Shigeki Fukushima +3 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Plant and animal studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/ecy.3782

openalex publication_date 2022/06/27 · openalex created_date 2022/06/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

The authors declare no conflict of interest. Data (Suetsugu et al., 2022) are available in Figshare: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19386980.v1. Appendix S1 Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.

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• Arisaema urashima has started blooming near my house. Its thread-like appendix serves as a ‘guiding path’ for fungus gnats walking through the leaf litter. #Pollination #Ecology See also: doi.org/10. [bsky, 5 points, 0 comments]

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