Pollination Syndromes

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• Pollination Syndromes
• Anemophily wind pollination
• Entomophily insect pollination
• Hydrophily pollen carried by water

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Acer negundo male flowers Anemophilous (wind
pollinated)
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Victoria amazonica Entomophilous beetle trap
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Salvia (a mint) Entomophilous Bee pollinated
irregular flower
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Dissected Salvia Note the hinged anthers,
activated by pollinating bee
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Coryanthes macrantha bucket orchid Note the drip
of nectar above bucket
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Elodea canadensis Hydrophilous submerged aquatic
plant. Produces flowers that float, the male
flowers drift into the females and pollinate them.
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Floating flower of Elodea densa
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Elodea densa male flowers. Top left is fully
open, top right is partially open