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[[file:flowerpowerlab2015tuesam301/frontpage.pdf|Example]]Living Systems Practical Sex, rewards and pollination
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Plant species: //Crotalaria cunninghamia// Plant family: Fabaceae Common name: Regal birdflower, Parrot pea Distribution: Arid parts of QLD, NSW, SA, NT, WA Sandy soils in grassland, open woodland or shrubland Source: Moore, P. 2005. A Guide to Plants of inland Australia.Reed New Holland Publishers, Sydney. Habit: Erect shrub to 2m in height. Inflorescence: Terminal racemes 3-25cm long Flowers: Large, yellow-green with purpilish veins Fruit: Pods, obovoid Seed:10-20, brown Insert digital photo of flower that you have taken in the lab from your own flowers



**Floral Morphology**
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 * || 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 || pea || green ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||~   ||
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 * || Average ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||~   ||
 * || SD ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||~   ||

Nectar information
Add comments and information on nectar and reasons it may not have been present.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pollen information
<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add notes here on shape, number of grains and anything else interesting. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upload a digital image that clearly shows pollen grains. Add the scale and magnification of the view.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Link to check out pollen morphology of Australian plants

Pollen of Australian plants

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