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InAsphodelus aestivus the large number of showy flowers opened per inflorescence, high nectar and pollen production, and absence of automatic self-pollination, so that insect visitation is necessary for pollination, indicate that cross-fertilization is favoured. LargeHymenoptera are the main pollinators. Hand self-pollinations result in some degree of fruit-set, but cross-pollination also yield low fruit- and seed-set. The perennial habit and polyploid status are in agreement with the breeding system of this species, with sexual reproduction being rather inefficient and active vegetative propagation.
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Díaz Lifante, Z. Reproductive biology ofAsphodelus aestivus (Asphodelaceae).Pl Syst Evol200, 177–191 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984934
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