Pollination Ecology of Castilleja in Mount Rainer National Park

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1972-03

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The pollination ecology of four species of Castilleja was studied in the Berkeley Park- Yakima Park area of Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, from 2 July to 13 August 1970. One species, C. cryptantha, was found to be self-pollinating, while the other three, C. miniata, C. oreopola, and C. rupicola, are primarily hummingbird-pollinated. Bumblebees were observed to forage on Castilleja oreopola for nectar, but a cinematographic record showed them to be too small to be effective in pollination of these plants.

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Author Institution: Department of Botany, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

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The Ohio Journal of Science. v72 n2 (March, 1972), 110-114