PECULIARITIES OF ANTHECOLOGY OF ORCHIS MASCULA (L.) L. (ORCHIDACEAE) IN CRIMEA: SPECIES COMPOSITION OF POLLINATES, MORPHOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY OF FLOWERS AND POLLINATES, POLLINATION LEVEL, AND POLLINATOR ATTRACTION SYSTEM
Journal: Ekosistemy
Year: 2024

The research of two Crimean cenopopulations located in the Karabel-Dag tract (mountainous Crimea) and on Mount Chakatysh (Southern coast of Crimea) revealed the peculiarities of the antecology of the male orchid Orchis mascula L. The comparison of morphometric parameters of inflorescences and flowers of the studied cenopopopulations specified a number of reliable differences in both qualitative and quantitative parameters. In particular, inflorescences in the Karabel-Dag tract contained fewer fl