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Dear All, Dec 11, 2008
I went to North Alton 8 days ago (Dec 3) to collect some CLS =
capsules and encountered an unanticipated wrinkle in the ecology of this =
plant.
Of 10 scapes with capsules that I was able to locate (all hand =
pollinated) 9 were prostrate with capsules either in contact with the =
ground or just a few cm above it.=20
The heavy snow event in November (Nov 22) presumably knocked these =
scapes over.
It seems likely that seed of capsules that spent a winter in contact =
with the soil (where it is nearly always wet) would either rot in place =
or be shed very close to the capsule and consequently not contribute =
appreciably to dispersal.
Yt, DW, Kentville
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Dec 11, 2008</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I went to North =
Alton 8 days ago=20
(Dec 3) to collect some CLS capsules and encountered an unanticipated =
wrinkle in=20
the ecology of this plant.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Of 10 scapes with =
capsules that=20
I was able to locate (all hand pollinated) 9 were prostrate with =
capsules either=20
in contact with the ground or just a few cm above it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The heavy snow =
event in=20
November (Nov 22) presumably knocked these scapes =
over.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> It seems likely that =
seed=20
of capsules that spent a winter in contact with the soil (where it =
is=20
nearly always wet) would either rot in place or be shed very close to =
the=20
capsule and consequently not contribute appreciably to =
dispersal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yt, DW, =
Kentville</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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