We asked whether removal rates of Sanguinaria canadensis seeds varied with disturbance and site.
Their study examined dispersal of Sanguinaria canadensis seeds, which are at the large end of the range in size for myrmecochores; this would be expected to be among the most sensitive plants to variation in ant communities.
Population consequences of changes in an ant-seed mumalism in Sanguinaria canadensis. Oecologia 146:32-7.
The subtle glories of Erythronium hendersonii, far left, and Pulsatilla vernalis, left; The mellow yellow flowers of Erythronium tuolumnense; A whiter shade of white, not to mention beautiful, tiny blossoms, are what you get with the small but perfectly-formed
Sanguinaria canadensis, above
Sanguinaria canadensis L.; Bloodroot; Dry woods; Common; C = 5; BSUH 13587.
douglassii, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Claytonia virginica, Dicentra cucullaria, Erigenia bulbosa, Erythronium americanum, Floerkea proserpinacoides, Geranium maculatum, Phlox divaricata, Polemonium reptans,
Sanguinaria canadensis, Trillium flexipes, T.