I’ve come across a couple patches of Canada Nettle (Laportea canadensis) on my walks. This sp. prefers moist, shady wooded habitats—much like our native Impatiens spp. (the crushed stems of which happen to alleviate nettle stings). The nettles host numerous insect spp., including butterfly larvae.🐛

#LaporteaCanadensis #FieldBotany #InsectEcology #NativePlants #WoodlandFlora

Entomophily (Botany 🌱)

Entomophily or insect pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen of plants, especially but not only of flowering plants, is distributed by insects. Flowers pollinated by insects typically advertise themselves with bright colours, sometimes with conspicuous patterns leading to rewards of pollen and nectar; they may also have an attractive scent...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophily

#Entomophily #Botany #Plants #Pollination #InsectEcology #InsectsInCulture

🌼The newly published paper ‘Sustained mangrove reproduction despite major turnover in pollinator community composition at expanding range edge’ in @AnnBot by Mayda Nathan and Daniel Gruner is now #free for a limited time. (1/8)

https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad085

#AoBpapers #Pollinators #InsectEcology #Mangroves