April 10, Wednesday. 7:30 pm “From Bees to Hummingbirds: Convergent Evolution in Penstemon Flowers.” Among penstemons, hummingbird pollination has evolved from bee pollination over a dozen times. Retired ecology and evolution professor Paul Wilson will discuss these two pollination syndromes involving color, nectar rewards, and dispensing of pollen, and he will explore the rate and locations of diversification in these penstemon lineages. Attend at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Rd., Arcata, refreshments at 7:00 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m., or join from home via Zoom:
https://cnps-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErceioqTguE9ZkodLKWhVSUTKBjCSLltv1
