“…I have shown that, as the coefficient of relationship increases, the level of cross-compatibility between P. drummondii plants declines. This finding is consistent with results for other outcrossing species (e.g., Oenothera organensis [Emerson, 1938), Trifolium pratense [Williams, 1947), Papaver rhoeas [Lawrence, 1975), Brassica oleracea [Ockendon and Currah, 1979), and Calotis cuneifolia [Davidson and Stace, 1986)). The greater the relatedness of plants, the higher is the probability that they will share self-incompatibility alleles and then be partially or totally cross-incompatible.…”