Ornithogalum strictum visitor intentions unclear

    Ornithogalum strictum visitor intentions unclear

    Visitors, including beetles, are welcome in Ornithogalum strictum flowers, particularly when their actions lead to pollination and no collateral damage. This is a risk millions of flowers of all shapes, colours and sizes are subject to daily.

    The system works well, however, established and continuing over many millennia. Natural plant-animal relationships ensure seed setting in many thousands of plant species and full stomachs for so many kinds of animals (Manning, 2007; Manning and Goldblatt, 1997; iNaturalist).