Claim · model-written summary
Multistage tendril branches let Sicyos angulatus climb higher for better photosynthetic opportunities
- Taxon
- Sicyos angulatus
Sicyos angulatuse1 - Organ / stage
- multistage branches of tendrilse2
- Outcome
- climb highere2
- Qualifier
- better photosynthetic opportunitiese2
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Verbatim
e1“Sicyos angulatus may become an extremely dangerous invasive plant”
e2“multistage branches of tendrils ensured that the plants could climb higher to strive for better photosynthetic opportunities”
Title
Adaptive Strategies of Structures that Enhance Invasion in Sicyos angulatus
Fengxi ZHAO; Shihui YAN; Meihui LI; et al. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 2019. doi:10.15835/nbha47411596
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Mechanism Barbed spines on the fruit may defend fruits against herbivores
- Mechanism Fruit spines contributed to long-distance dispersal of Sicyos angulatus
- Mechanism Beaklike lignified thorns may form to continue spreading after barbed spines fall off
- Observation Rootstock was found in Sicyos angulatus, a herbaceous vine
- Mechanism Rootstock may accumulate storage substances and help the plant spread in harsh conditions
- Observation Ants are new pollinators of S. angulatus that greatly enhanced pollination efficiency
- Observation Sicyos angulatus has diverse adaptive strategies and a strong invasive capacity
- Recommendation Ways should be found to slow or stop the invasion of Sicyos angulatus