Common Toadflax with Insect

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“Toad-flax (Linaria vulgaris). Flowers being visited by an insect for nectar. B, longitudinal section, showing the insect’s proboscis extended down the spur toward the nectar-gland; C, insect with a mass of pollen (p), rubbed off from anthers onto the dorsal hairs of the thorax, during successive visits.” -Gager, 1916

Keywords

flowers, nectar, bee, Insect, bee in flower, common toadflax, toad-flax, toad flax flower, flower spurs, bug in plant

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Source

C. Stuart Gager Fundamentals of Botany (Philadelphia, PA: P. Blakiston, )

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