Is Recurving an Effective Strategy of Trifolium repens L. to Augment Reproduction?

Figure 1

Inflorescence of Trifolium repens ((a) compact inflorescence with flower pointing upwards, (b) a constrained flower, (c) plants covered with net to deter pollination, (d) a pollinator on the peripheral mature flower, (e) half of the flowers have recurved while the ones yet to be fertilized face upwards, and (f) inflorescence completely recurved with fruit formation in the process).

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