Pollination biology of the endangered Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenii S. Wats.: Scrophulariaceae) in Nebraska

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-559

  Tepedino, V J ^a   Bowlin, W R ^a,b   Griswold, T L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Flower visitors; Native bees; Nebraska sandhills; Penstemon; Pollination; Rare plant

Indexed keywords

BEE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENTOMOPHILY; FLOWER VISITING; HERB; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HABROPODA; HALICTIDAE; HOPLITIS PILOSIFRONS; MEGACHILIDAE; OSMIA; PENSTEMON; PENSTEMON HAYDENII; PENSTEMON LAEVIGATUS; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 33847668408     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2006)133[548:PBOTEB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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