Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. Approximately 12% of plants across the globe are benefiting from anemophily, including cereal crops like rice and corn and other prominent crop plants like wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Cannabis is known to be anemophilous. Anemophilous plants rely on air movement for pollen transfer from male to female plants, sometimes across long distances.
Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind. Almost all gymnosperms are anemophilous, as are many plants in the order Poales, including grasses, sedges, and rushes. Other common anemophilous plants are oaks, pecans, pistachios, sweet chestnuts, alders, hops, and members of the family Juglandaceae (hickory or walnut family). Approximately 12% of plants across the globe are pollinated by anemophily, including cereal crops like rice and corn and other prominent crop plants like wheat, rye, barley, and oats. In addition, many pines, spruces, and firs are wind-pollinated.
English
Etymology
From anemo- + -philous.
Adjective
anemophilous (not comparable)
- (botany) Pollinated by the wind.
- Synonym: anemogamous
- Antonym: entomophilous
Translations
See also
- anemophily
