pollination_system

Label: Pollination system
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030062
Type: categorical
Definition: A classification [NCIT:C25161] based on explicit field studies of pollination [GO:0009856] in the taxon's [NCIT:C40098] native range (preferred) or else a combination of a taxon's flower morphology traits [TO:0000499] (that suggest specific [NCIT:C38024] taxa (biotic vectors) or abiotic mechanisms [NCIT:C25343] that most likely pollinate [GO:0009856] a flower [PO:0009046]) and the pollinators actually observed visiting the taxon's flower.;For a given taxon, the biotic vectors (including explicit taxa) or abiotic mechanisms that are most likely to pollinate its flowers, based on explicit field studies of pollination in the taxon's native range (preferred) or else a combination of possible pollinators observed visiting a taxon's flowers and the taxon's flower morphology.
Additional comments: Trait values include both very specific terms and quite general ones, reflecting the variation in detail provided across studies.

Allowed values:

value	description
abiotic	Observations indicate pollination occurs through wind, water, or collision of free-floating particles.
animal	Flowers are observed to be animal-pollinated.
ballistic	Pollen is observed to be launched away from the plant by explosion.
bat	Flowers are observed to be bat-pollinated.
bee	Flowers are observed to be bee-pollinated.
beetle	Flowers are observed to be beetle-pollinated.
biotic_specialised	Taxa depend upon a specialist pollinator for pollen transfer.
biotic_unspecialised	Taxa are pollinated by a biotic agent, but do not have a specialist pollinator.
bird	Flowers are observed to be bird-pollinated.
butterfly	Flowers are observed to be butterfly-pollinated.
fly	Flowers are observed to be fly-pollinated.
insect	Flowers are observed to be insect-pollinated, type of insect not specified.
mammal	Flowers are observed to be mammal-pollinated.
moth	Flowers are observed to be moth-pollinated.
self	Flowers are self-pollinated.
thrip	Flowers are observed to be thrip-pollinated.
vertebrate	Flowers are observed to be vertebrate-pollinated (bats, birds, mammals or lizards).
wasp	Flowers are observed to be wasp-pollinated.
water	Flowers are observed to be water-pollinated.
wind	Flowers are observed to be wind-pollinated.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030062) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 1,024 records. This includes: