Multimedia Gallery
March 20, 2020
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Prairie plants need fiery romance
For a prairie plant, a fiery love life isn’t just fun — it’s essential. In this study, researchers found that prescribed, expert-controlled fires are critically important to successful reproduction in prairie plants. Fires cause prairie plants to flower at the same time, which increases mating opportunities and seed production. The NSF-supported study, entitled “Fire synchronizes flowering and boosts reproduction in a widespread but declining prairie species,” was published in January, 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Credit: The Echinacea Project, http://echinaceaproject.org
Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only.
Videos credited to the National Science Foundation, an agency of the U.S. Government, may be distributed freely. However, some materials within the videos may be copyrighted. If you would like to use portions of NSF-produced programs in another product, please contact the Video Team in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation.
Additional information about general usage can be found in Conditions.