Spring Beauty and the Bees

Project Goal: 
Determine: which pollinators are most important to rare plants; which pollinators influence the evolution of floral traits; and which pollinators are most important for increasing crop yield.
Your Role: 
Locate a patch of spring beauty (Claytonia virginica or Claytonia caroliniana), observe the flowers for pollinator activity, record your data over the course of 3 - 4 weeks while the flowers are in bloom and submit your results.
Scope of Interest: 
Region Impacted by this project: 
Eastern US and southeastern Ontario
Work Site: 
Affiliations: 
University of Toronto, Thompson Lab
University of California, Davis, Neal Williams Lab
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