- of many
plant species. The
elaiosome is rich in
lipids and proteins, and may be
variously shaped. Many
plants have
elaiosomes that
attract ants,
which take...
- origins,
elaiosomes have
evolved from a wide
variety of
parent tissues.
Strong selective pressure or the
relative ease with
which elaiosomes can develop...
- a
fleshy organ called an
elaiosome that
attracts ants. The ants take the
seeds to
their nest,
where they eat the
elaiosomes, and put the
seeds in their...
- scenario. The ants are
provided with an
elaiosome, a
detachable food body
found on the
surface of the seed.
Elaiosomes have
diverse compositions,
usually high...
- the
elaiosomes,
which makes the
seeds less
attractive to ants.
Yellow jackets (Ves**** spp.) and
other wasps are
similarly attracted to
elaiosomes. The...
-
drained soil and
intense shadows they will not
bloom or survive.
Seeds with
elaiosomes are
borne in long capsules. All
parts are
poisonous if ingested. The genus...
- fertilization, a
bristly blue
green pod
hangs below the leaves.
Seeds with
white elaiosomes ripen in
midsummer and the pod
opens by four flaps. Life
stages Flowerbud...
- mid-spring to
early summer.
Seeds with
elaiosomes are
borne in a long, thin pod. pod and
seeds with
elaiosomes Wikimedia Commons has
media related to...
-
which have
appendages called elaiosomes (e.g. bloodroot, trilliums, acacias, and many
species of Proteaceae).
Elaiosomes are soft,
fleshy structures that...
-
coated with ant-attracting protein- and lipid-rich morsels, also
known as
elaiosomes. The ants then
gather the
seeds and take them back to
their nests. When...
