Green Glow Attracts Pollinators

Scientists at University of Murcia in Spain have discovered a pigment in flowers that produces a green fluorescence. It appears that the glow is emitted to attract pollinators. Researchers extracted the pigments from Mirabilis jalapa flowers. Visible fluorescent patterns as a method of luring pollinators had not been observed in plants before.

Link: Flowers that glow green to attract the bees from the Telegraph

Posted by Eric La Fountaine at 9:47 AM on October 13, 2005

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