Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Is yucca self-unfruitful?

I read that yuccas are pollinated by the yucca moth.


Does that mean if there's no moth, there will be no seeds, so is the plant considered to be self-unfruitful then?

Is yucca self-unfruitful?
As Yucca doesn't fruit, it would be 'unfruitful'. It is however a cross pollinator as opposed to a seld pollinator. The flowers would be pollinated by a moth, although in areas where it is not strictly native, bees and other insects have taken over. It does self replicate sending 'suckers' up from the root system.

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