Page 233 - Primary Six Notes

1. Wind

When wind blows, pollen is transferred from the anther head

of a flower to the stigma of a flower hence pollination takes
place.

Characteristics of wind pollinated flowers

 The flowers are small and not easily seen

 The petals have dull colours

 The flowers do not produce nectar

 They produce a lot pollen grains because a lot of it is wasted.

 They have small smooth and light pollen grains

 The pollen grains are light so that they can easily be blown

by wind

 They have a long feathery stigma to increase chances of pol-

len sticking to them

 The flowers are not scented.

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