Seed dispersal in hybrid Salsola

Authors

M. A. B. Lee, University of California, Los Angeles
Timothy Brothers, University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract

The study population is a group of hybrids of Salsola iberica × S. paulsenii. The plants show great variation in phenotypic characteristics, and the character complexes of the parent species seem to have largely disappeared. Seeds are dispersed both locally, from intact plants, and by tumbling. Tumbling is the dominant form of dispersal in most individuals studied. Most locally dispersed seeds fall between .5 and 1.5 m from the parent plant. Despite the dominance of tumbling, large numbers of seeds are dispersed locally and probably serve to maintain the population while those dispersed by tumbling introduce the plants into new areas.

Recommended Citation

Lee, M. A. B. and Brothers, Timothy (1981) "Seed dispersal in hybrid Salsola," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 41: No. 3, Article 19.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol41/iss3/19