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Bees prefer larger bullseyes over smaller ones and fly 25% faster between artificial flower disks with larger bullseyses.
A pre-pattern is set up on the petal surface very early in the flower's formation.
The research also shows plants can precisely control the shape and size of these patterns using multiple mechanisms.
H. richardsonii, which has the smallest bullseye of the three hibiscus plants studied in this research, is a critically endangered plant native to New Zealand .
H. trionum is also found in New Zealand , but not considered to be native, and is widely distributed across Australia and Europe and has become a weedy naturalized plant in North America .
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