Howie,
Having seen the replies, I could not resist=20
making one more comment. Call me the=20
"non-adaptationist scrooge" if you will. One=20
thing no one has mentioned is that a likely=20
reason why most of the composites in the Astereae=20
we see flowering in the East right now are yellow=20
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Dear All - Here are the summaries of the replies to my question about
yellow flowers in the fall. A brief "summary" of the summaries shows the
following major thoughts with my comments in quotes:
1. Perhaps the fall migration of hummingbirds, which prefer red flowers,
selects for other colors at
