Structure of wind pollinated flowers

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what structures are absent in comparison with insect pollinated flowers?

no petals

no scent produced

no nectaries

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where are anthers and stigma found

hang outside flowers so that pollen can easily be shed into the air

and so that stigmas can pick up pollen

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why is the anther loosely attatched

so that a slight breeze will shake pollen into the air

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why is the stigma feathery

to increase surface area

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what is pollen like in wind pollinated flowers

small and light

may have air sacs to increase ability to stay in air longer

large quantities produced to increase the chance of pollen landing on a stigma of the correct species

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what are the most common types of wind pollinated flowers

grasses