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data indicate that sexual reproduction may at least sometimes play a significant
role in the propagation of this orchid.
Reproductive success of T. trianthophora may be limited by predation. Keenan
( 1996 ) reported that an unspecified number of flowers and developing capsules
were routinely lost to herbivores in New Hampshire. Willems ( 1994 ) found chip-
munks and most particularly slugs to be serious predators of young plants in
Massachusetts. Rapid seed maturation, usually occurring within 7 days after fertil-
ization (Pridgeon et al. 2005 ), may reduce the loss to predators. In addition, devel-
opment, logging, and other alterations of the habitat pose a threat. The small size of
the plants and many of the populations also render them susceptible to stochastic
events and inadvertent disturbances (Ramstetter 2001 ).
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