Table 1 Plant study species, classified according to flowering season (early = early Feb to mid-March, late = mid-March to late April), nights bagged before observation (*Moraea sisyrinchium opens at midday and so bagging was unnecessary), stigma and reward accessibility (restricted access = 1, open access = 5), stigma and pollen size (small = 1, large = 5) and sample size.

Allium trifoliatum

Liliaceae

late

1

4

2

5

73

Asphodelus aestivus

Xanthorrhoeaceae

early

1

5

3

5

98

Bellevalia flexuosa

Asparagaceae

early

2

3

2

5

79

Centaurea cyanoides

Asteraceae

late

2

5

2

4

104

Cistus incanus

Cistaceae

both

1

5

5

4

112

Cistus salvifolius

Cistaceae

late

1

5

5

5

100

Convolvulus coelesyriacus

Convolvulaceae

late

1

4

4

5

97

Cynoglossum creticum

Boraginaceae

both

2

2

1

1

86

Echium judaeum

Boraginaceae

late

1

4

2

2

140

Hirschfeldia incana

Brassicaceae

both

1

4

3

2

105

Linum pubescens

Linaceae

both

1

3

4

5

68

Lomelosia prolifera

Caprifoliaceae

late

2

4

4

5

119

Moraea sisyrinchium

Iridaceae

early

NA*

4

4

5

101

Nonea obtusifolia

Boraginaceae

early

1

2

2

2

70

Ochthodium aegyptiacum

Brassicaceae

both

1

4

2

2

79

Ornithogalum narbonense

Asparagaceae

early

1

5

3

5

78

Phlomis viscosa

Lamiaceae

late

2

1

5

4

105

Prasium majus

Lamiaceae

both

3

2

2

3

102

Ruta chalepensis

Rutaceae

late

3

5

3

3

92

Salvia fruticosa

Lamiaceae

early

3

2

2

3

161

Scandix verna

Apiaceae

early

2

5

1

3

101

Stachys neurocalycina

Lamiaceae

late

2

2

2

2

91

Tordylium carmeli

Apiaceae

late

2

5

1

3

109