PHAT+Force

=Living Systems - Sex, Rewards and Pollination=

Group Members: Patrick Hayley Alex Therese

Plant Species: //__Acanthus mollis__// Plant Family: Acanthaceae Common Name: Oyster Plant / Bear's Breeches Distribution: Mediterranean region - Portugal and NW Africa East to Croatia

Common in wild. Grows in dry areas. roadside, wastelands - especially rocky and bushy places. Tolerant of drought and shade. Does not exceed an altitude of 300m above sea level. Source: [] Habit: Erect to 1125mm height Inflorescence: Flowers: On average 53.4mm, white petal and green purple sepal tubulars Fruit: None Seed: None





__Floral Morphology__




 * **Flower Number** || **Shape** || **Colour** || **Length (mm)** || **Width (mm)** || **Tube Length (mm)** || **Distance between**
 * male and female**
 * structures (mm)** || **Angle of flower (degrees)** ||
 * 1 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 24 || 20 || 55 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 2 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 45 || 16 || 50 || 7 || 45 ||
 * 3 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 34 || 15 || 53 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 4 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 38 || 13 || 56 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 5 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 40 || 17 || 59 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 6 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 38 || 14 || 51 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 7 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 35 || 16 || 50 || 8 || 45 ||
 * 8 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 30 || 14 || 56 || 7 || 30 ||
 * 9 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 30 || 13 || 53 || 8 || 40 ||
 * 10 || bilateral symmetry tubular || green purple sepals white petals || 27 || 18 || 51 || 8 || 25 ||

Extra observations:

Spider present (flower 10)

__Nectar Information__ Nectar was present but too viscous to measure volume and sugar brix

__Pollen Information__ Oval / Egg shaped pollen, very abundant.