"The movement of the stigma appendage represents, to the best of our knowledge, a novel self-pollination mechanism in orchids," the Kobe University botanist SUETSUGU Kenji writes in his paper now ...

Kenji’s research sheds light on a unique pollination method. He found that Stigmatodactylus sikokianus predominantly self-pollinates, which means it doesn’t require insects to transport pollen from ...

The appendage thus acts “like a bridge”, says Suetsugu, transferring the orchid’s pollen in a self-pollination trick, but only as a last resort. The wilting mechanism allows a plant to hold ...

His findings, published in Plants, People, Planet, reveal that the plants predominantly self-pollinate, that is, they don't rely on insects to transfer pollen from other plants, and that they so ...

Self-hatred encompasses continual feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and low self-esteem. People may constantly compare themselves to others, perceive only the negative and ignore the positive, and ...

Behavior is said to be self-sabotaging when it creates problems in daily life and interferes with long-standing goals. The most common self-sabotaging behaviors include procrastination ...

A small zip-locked bag of pollen is produced. Even though they possess male and female reproductive parts, corpse flowers rarely self-pollinate. This pollen was donated by a corpse flower that ...

“When they open, they have to hope that another flower is open nearby, because they can’t self-pollinate.” After seven years at the garden, Putricia's flower was spotted in December when she ...

“When they open, they have to hope that another flower is open nearby because they can’t self-pollinate.” After seven years in the garden, Putricia’s flower was spotted in December when ...

People view an endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink, which is about to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo ...