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Irises Nectar and Pollination

The following is a request for assistance in research on the evolution of iris flower traits received from Dr. Yuval Sapir.

Dear Iris lovers,

Thank you for the willingness to help.

We are currently trying to reconstruct the evolution of flower traits among all irises and therefore, we would like to use the huge knowledge gained in the American Iris Society and Aril Society International, to complete information we are missing. We have a few questions regarding irises nectar and mating system:

1. Does this species have nectar?
2. Is self-pollination possible in this species?

3. What are pollinators/flower visitors?

The list of species with missing data is shown below. We are interested in data for any iris species (but not arilbreds or other hybrids).
Please send your response to Dr. Katarzyna Roguz, kaska.roguz@gmail.com

Or to Dr. Yuval Sapir, sapiryuval@gmail.com

Species Pollinator Nectar Selfing
Iris_albertii
Iris_albicans
Iris_alexeenkoi
Iris_anguifuga
Iris_aphylla Bombus yes
Iris_atropatana Eucera (m&f), honey-bees self compatible
Iris_attica
Iris_barbatula
Iris_benacensis self compatible
Iris_bicapitata Bumblebees
Iris_biglumis yes
Iris_bloudowii self incompatible
Iris_boissieri
Iris baldshuanica
Iris_clarkei yes
Iris_colchica
Iris_collettii
Iris_confusa
Iris_cuniculiformis
Iris_danfordiae yes
Iris_darwasica self incompatible
Iris_decora Apis, Andrena, Lassioglossum, Xylocopa, yes
Iris_delavayi yes
Iris_dichotoma hoverflies yes
Iris_dolichosiphon subsp. orientalis self incompatible
Iris_fernaldii
Iris_filifolia
Iris_flavissima
Iris_formosana
Iris_forrestii
Iris_furcata no
Iris_gatesii no self incompatible
Iris_glaucescens
Iris_goniocarpa
Iris_graminea insects yes
Iris_halophila insects
Iris_hartwegii subsp. hartwegii insects yes
Iris_henryi
Iris_histrio subsp. aintabensis Europe and Central Asia yes
Iris_histrioides yes
Iris_hoogiana yes self incompatible
Iris_hookeri self compatible
Iris_hookeriana Apis, Andrena, Lassioglossum., Xylocopa, yes
Iris_humilis
Iris_imbricata insects
Iris_innominata bees self compatible
Iris_ivanovae
Iris_juncea
Iris_junonia
Iris_kemaonensis
Iris_kirkwoodiae subsp. kirkwoodiae no self-incompatible
Iris_kolpakowskiana yes self compatible
Iris_koreana
Iris_korolkowii yes self-incompatible
Iris_lactea yes
Iris_lacustris insects self compatible
Iris_latifolia bees yes
Iris_latistyla
Iris_lazica yes
Iris_leptophylla
Iris_loczyi
Iris_longipetala bees yes
Iris_longiscapa
Iris_ludwigii
Iris_macrosiphon
Iris_mandshurica
Iris_marsica
Iris_masia
Iris_milesii yes
Iris_minutoaurea
Iris_munzii
Iris_nectarifera yes self incompatible
Iris_nigricans no self incompatible
Iris_odaesanensis
Iris_orientalis bumblebees
Iris_oxypetala yes
Iris_pallasii yes
Iris_pallida var. pallida
Iris_pamphylica
Iris_paradoxa subs. paradoxa no self-incompatible
Iris_pardanthopsis
Iris_perrieri
Iris_potaninii
Iris_prismatica yes
Iris_proantha var. valida
Iris_pseudopumila yes
Iris_purdyi yes
Iris_purpureobractea
Iris_qinghainica
Iris_reticulata bees yes
Iris_rossii tetralonia
Iris_ruthenica yes
Iris_sanguinea Insects self compatible
Iris_sari self-incompatible
Iris_scariosa self incompatible
Iris_schachtii
Iris_serotina
Iris_setina
Iris_sichuanensis
Iris_sintenisii yes
Iris_sofarana subsp. sofarana no self incompatible
Iris_sogdiana
Iris_songarica yes
Iris_speculatrix yes
Iris_sprengeri no self incompatible
Iris_spuria subsp. spuria Xylocopa yes
Iris_staintonii
Iris_stolonifera yes self compatible
Iris_suaveolens
Iris_subbiflora
Iris_subdichotoma
Iris_swensoniana no self incompatible
Iris_taochia
Iris_tenuifolia
Iris_tenuis yes self incompatible
Iris_tenuissima
Iris_thompsonii
Iris_tigridia
Iris_tingitana yes
Iris_tridentata bumblebees
Iris_typhifolia self compatible
Iris_unguicularis yes self compatible
Iris_uniflora
Iris_ventricosa
Iris_verna
Iris_virginica Bees yes
Iris_vorobievii
Iris_wattii
Iris_wilsonii
Iris_winogradowii
Iris_xanthospuria
Iris_xiphium Bombus yes

 


-- WayneMesser - 17 Feb 2020
Topic revision: r3 - 17 Feb 2020, WayneMesser
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