Gina on Nostr: Henderson’s Shooting Star (Primula hendersonii) has nodding flowers with swept-back ...
Henderson’s Shooting Star (Primula hendersonii) has nodding flowers with swept-back petals expose the stamens and pistil, encouraging buzz pollination by native bees. The bees vibrate their flight muscles to shake pollen loose—a technique also used by bumblebees on tomatoes!
#wildflowers #nature #california #wildlife #buzzpollination
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