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Extrafloral nectaries are found on peony buds and as a pair of glands at the base of cherry leaves, for example.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Our study lays the foundation for further research into the evolution and ecology of these nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
Oregano Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum Planting Time: Late spring, after threat of frost has passed
The nectaries of oregano blooms are a little larger than those of cilantro and sweet alyssum and thus attract larger insects such as honeybees, native bees, and syrphid (flower) flies.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
But other plants produce different types of nectar glands called extrafloral nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
In these cases, nectaries may not always be within a flower.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
The nectaries on borage refill far more quickly than those of many other species, meaning that there is more nectar to go around.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
Some plants produce greater quantities of nectar than others, while in some, nectar in their nectaries is replenished more quickly.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
Saint-Nectaire—meaning nectary after its aroma—is one of five cheeses that can only be made in the Avergne region, according to France’s Appellation d’Origine Protégée regulations.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian, 22 Nov. 2019
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Our study lays the foundation for further research into the evolution and ecology of these nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
Oregano Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum Planting Time: Late spring, after threat of frost has passed
The nectaries of oregano blooms are a little larger than those of cilantro and sweet alyssum and thus attract larger insects such as honeybees, native bees, and syrphid (flower) flies.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
But other plants produce different types of nectar glands called extrafloral nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
In these cases, nectaries may not always be within a flower.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
The nectaries on borage refill far more quickly than those of many other species, meaning that there is more nectar to go around.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
Some plants produce greater quantities of nectar than others, while in some, nectar in their nectaries is replenished more quickly.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 10 Mar. 2023
Saint-Nectaire—meaning nectary after its aroma—is one of five cheeses that can only be made in the Avergne region, according to France’s Appellation d’Origine Protégée regulations.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian, 22 Nov. 2019
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“Nectary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nectary. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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