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why wind pollinated flowers have single ovuleand numerous flowers are packed in an inflorescence ?

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  • Plants often produce flowers in groups, called inflorescence. The arrangement of flowers in an inflorescence contributes to the attractiveness of plants to pollinators. Stigma and style wave in the wind to trap pollen grains.
  • Wind pollinated flowers are generally not colorful, very small, have no or reduced sepals and petals, and may separate the anthers and stigmas into different flowers. They also produce huge amounts of pollen.

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