NN_Grevillea

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Plant species: __//Grevillea//__ __//sp..//__ Plant family: Proteaceae Common name: Grevillea Distribution: Dry bushlands of Australia, areas prone to bushfires Habit: Erect, medium to dense shrub 1-4m in height. Inflorescence: racemes Flowers: pink tubular/bell Fruit: Pods Seed:1-2

__**Floral Morphology** __

 Figure 1. Grevillea flowers at various stages of maturity on a raceme. Reference (accessed at): http://www.apstas.com/grevilleafigure.htm
 * || Flower number || Shape || Colour || Length || Width || Height || Stigma/anther distance || Does the flower have a tube? || Tube length || Nectar volume L || Sugar Concentration Brix ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || mm || mm || mm || mm || Y or N || mm || microL || % ||
 * || 1 || Tubular/Bell || pink || 38 ||  ||   || 18.2 || Y || 12.4 || 12.1 || 28.7 ||
 * || 2 || Tubular/Bell ||  || 36 ||   ||   || 25.8 || Y || 17 || 6.3 || 28.6 ||
 * || 3 || Tubular/Bell ||  || 42.3 ||   ||   || 24.1 || Y || 16.6 || 14 || 28.6 ||
 * || 4 || Tubular/Bell ||  || 43 ||   ||   || 24.2 || Y || 15.3 || 13.2 || 28.7 ||
 * || 5 || Tubular/Bell ||  || 39 ||   ||   || 25.3 || Y || 17.2 || 12.6 || 28.7 ||
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 * || Average ||  ||   || 39.66 || #DIV/0! || #DIV/0! || 23.52 || #DIV/0! || 15.7 || 11.64 || 28.66 ||
 * || SD ||  ||   || 2.94584453 || #DIV/0! || #DIV/0! || 3.060555505 || 0 || 1.987461 || 3.068061 || 0.054772 ||

Observations: - triangluar - 3 Distinct layers  Figure 3. Grevillea pollen stained and mounted on microscope slide.
 * __ Pollen __**

__**Nectar**__ This is the main reward for polinators of the plant, it has an extremely high sugar content (28.7%) the popular dink "coke" hase only 11% sugar content. This means the nectar it more energy rewarding, which is fitting for the polinator because they have the highest metabolism of any animal (Birds)