Question

What are some features of anemophilous flowers?

Answer 1

Anemophilous Flowers:

1. Wind pollination, or anemophily, is a type of pollination in which pollen is delivered by the wind.
2. Plants such as grasses and rushes, and all gymnosperms are anemophilous.
3. The majority of gymnosperms and the grasses, sedges, and rushes in the order poles are anemophilous.
4. It mostly happens in crops.
5. Anemophilous flowers exhibit these traits -
   1. Flowers are tiny in size.
   2. They are not beautiful in color.
   3. They don't give off any scent.
   4. Produce a large amount of pollen to make up for a considerable wastage of pollen by wind
   5. Stigma is very elaborate, and it is mostly bifid and feathery
   6. Pollen grains are dry, light and smooth-walled