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Ants and yucca pollination
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July 11, 2012, 06:05:37 PM »
Ants and yucca pollination.
I can't belive a yucca moth would want to land on the only yucca with ants on it. I have seed on my yuccas but only when the ants attack them, never on the ones ants leave alone.
I have seen this several times in the past years, and yes the produce seed. I have wild yuccas that have popped up from this seed.
Has anyone else had yuccas produce seed without the help of yucca moths?
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Re: Ants and yucca pollination
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I've had a few pods with what appeared to be viable seed develop on
Yucca filamentosa
... I didn't observe whether it was ants or something else pollinating it but there are definitely no yucca moths here!
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Lori
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-30 C to +30 C (rarely!); elevation ~1130m; annual precipitation ~40 cm
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That is interesting, seems like nature finds a way in same cases.
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