Species M. rupestris M. Nectar Nectar Concentration Seeds Visits eastwoodiae M. nelsoni M. Volume (L) 4.93 4.94 20.25 38.96 (% wt of sucrose/ total wt) verbenaceus M. cardinali 50.00 16.6 19.8 25.0 0.74 102.5 1.08 0.139 155.1 1.26 0.091 283.7 1.75 0.069 Data from S. Sutherland and R. K. Vickery, Jr., Trade-offs between sexual and asexual reproduction in the genus Mimulus. Oecologia, 76330-335 (1988) 17.1 16.9 per per Flower Flower 19.9 2.2 0.22 Rooted Branches per Gram Shoot Weight 0.673 0.488 Review Which Mimulus species would you categorize as mainly asexual reproducers? Why? M. rupestris and M. eastwoodiae; they put more energy into making rooted branches than they put into making nectar and seeds. M. nelsonil, M. verbenaceus, and M. cardinalis, they put more energy into making nectar and seeds than they put into making rooted branches. M. rupestris and M. eastwoodiae; they put more energy into making nectar and seeds than they put into making rooted branches. M. rupestris, M. eastwoodiae, and M. nelsoni, they put more energy into making rooted branches than they put into making nectar and seeds.