Planetagarden
Many flowers use visual cues to attract pollinators: showy petals and sepals, nectar guides, shape, size, and color.
- Showy. Members of the lily family such as the trout lily have very showy sepals and petals that are indistinguishable and are technically called tepals. ...
- Nectar Guides. ...
- Shape. ...
- Size. ...
- Color.
- What do flowers do to attract pollinators?
- Which part of a flower has the primary role of attracting pollinators?
What do flowers do to attract pollinators?
Plants produce nectar to attract pollinators. As the pollinator moves from flower to flower collecting nectar, they are also moving pollen from flower to flower. Certain fruits and seeds will not be produced if their flowers are not pollinated.
Which part of a flower has the primary role of attracting pollinators?
When a flower is pollinated, the stigma, one of the female reproductive parts, stimulates the pollen to grow down into the flower's style to reach the ovules in the ovary.
