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Both loquat species are susceptible to fire blight, a disease caused by bacteria that enter flower nectaries if rain should fall during bloom.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Some plants secrete a sweet substance from nectaries, or nectar glands.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Extrafloral nectaries are found on peony buds and as a pair of glands at the base of cherry leaves, for example.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
But other plants produce different types of nectar glands called extrafloral nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Some plants secrete a sweet substance from nectaries, or nectar glands.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Extrafloral nectaries are found on peony buds and as a pair of glands at the base of cherry leaves, for example.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
But other plants produce different types of nectar glands called extrafloral nectaries.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
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“Nectary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nectary. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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