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Observation

by PCDL Admin — last modified October 19, 2006 02:26

Animal:

Melissodes thelypodii

Plant:

Solanum rostratum

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Interaction Types:
pollinate

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Entry Date:
2/13/2006

Recorder Name:
SW

Annotation:
Reports observations of female Melissodes thelypodii thelypodii collecting pollen from a wind-pollinated plant (Amaranthus palmeri) in Arizona. The solitary bees were seen collecting pollen on the panicles of male plants and visibly released a cloud of p

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