nectaries
Flower's sugar factories
Nectaries are the glands in flowers that secrete nectar—the sugary liquid that attracts pollinators like bees and hummingbirds.
They're typically located at the base of petals or deep within the flower, positioning visitors to pick up or deposit pollen while feeding.
Some plants have extrafloral nectaries on leaves or stems that attract ants for protection against herbivores.
Secreting organs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- petalsColored bloom segments
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
sepals · floral · honeybees · stigma · ovary · receptacle · corolla · blossom
Winged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- hummingbirdsTiny hovering nectar feeders
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
foraging · feeding · visitation · attraction · mutualism · coevolution · proboscis · tongue
glands
Secreting organs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- petalsColored bloom segments
pollination · sepals · floral · honeybees · stigma · ovary · receptacle · corolla · blossom · stamen
bees
Winged pollinators
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- hummingbirdsTiny hovering nectar feeders
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
insects · foraging · feeding · visitation · attraction · mutualism · coevolution · proboscis · tongue · reward
glandular
Of secretion-producing organs
cells · structure · surface · disc · spur · tube · cavity · pore · duct · morphology
- nectarine treePeach variant plant