Flowers - Pollen on the move
Pollen on the move
In order for pollen to transfer from one flower to another, it must have a way to move. Some flowering plants depend upon the wind to blow its pollen onto another flower. Examples of wind-pollinated plants include pine trees, corn, and grasses. Plants that pollinate by wind—and sometimes splashes of rain—produce large quantities of light pollen, as a large percentage of the pollen will be wasted by not landing on its target spot. These flowers do not need the vibrant features that tempt pollinators (see below) and often have plain, small flowers.
The large majority of flowering plants depend upon animals to ferry the pollen from one flower to another. These pollen-carriers are called pollinatorsAny animal, such as an insect or bird, that transfers the pollen from one flower to another.. Insects, birds, butterflies, and even bats are...
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