Write down six characters of wind pollinated flowers.

Explanation

Feature of wind pollinated flowers.
1. Flowers are small inconspicuous.
2. Flowers are abundant to compensate loss and to ensure the pollination.
3. Pollen grains are dry and unwettable, e.g., Maize, Grasses, Urtica.
4. Pollen grains are light, small dusty, non-sticky or winged (Pinus).
5. Flowers are colourless, nectarless or odourless.
6. Calyx, corolla are.reduced or absent.
7. Flowers produced are above and before foliage, in case of unisexual flowers, male.
8. Stamens and stigma (feathery) are exserted and well exposed.
9. Number of ovules are very less, often single.