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Newspaper
Wimberley Mill
Location
Wimberley, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1974
Page
8
A 1974 note describes the Bear Grass Yucca flowering display and explains Yucca seed pods known as Motheaten. It details the mutualism with Pronuba moths, each yucca variety linked to its own pollinator for cross fertilization and seed production.
A detailed account explains how the Pronuba Moth pollinates Yucca flowers by collecting pollen and transferring it to the stigma, then lays eggs in the ovary. Larvae feed on seeds, emerge from pods, and over winter underground. In spring the moths reemerge to repeat the cycle, illustrating a precise mutualism.
The article extols Yucca plants detailing their pollination by Pronuba moths and varied uses from rope and belts to soap and beads. It notes edible flowers, seeds, and roots, warns against destruction of stands around Wimberley, and reports on the Wimberley Woman's Club year-end luncheon led by Mrs. Petrich with 135 members.
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