Mojave Yucca Flowers
Closeup of the flowers of the Mojave yucca in the late afternoon golden light in Southern California. These flowers are pollinated at night by the Yucca moth (Tegeticula yuccasella), a species that depends on this plant for its survival. Not only will the moth gather pollen, but she will lay her eggs in the ovaries of the flowers, and the larvae will feed directly on the developing fruit of the flowers, leaving some of the seeds to mature for the next generation of yucca plants.
- Copyright
- © 2013
- Image Size
- 4288x2848 / 3.2MB
- Keywords
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- Contained in galleries
- Asparagaceae (Agaves and Yuccas), White Wildflowers
