Gina on Nostr: Bluewitch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum), a relative of tomatoes and potatoes, ...

Bluewitch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum), a relative of tomatoes and potatoes, offers only pollen, not nectar, to visiting insects. Since pollen provides no immediate energy, insects must visit nectar-rich flowers too—keeping their sugar buzz going!

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