Question

Give five features of water pollinated flowers .

Answer 1

Features of water pollinated flowers:

• They produce a large number of pollens because most of them get lost by the flow of water.
• The stigmas are large and feathery to catch the pollens.
• The male flowers after maturation get detached from the plant and float above the water surface.
• The stalks of the pollinated flowers are usually very long to project their stigmas above the water surface.
• No animal transporters are needed for pollination.
• The flowers need not to be colourful (no need to attract) and generally white in colour.