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Cleistogamy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleistogamy or automatic self-pollination describes the trait of certain plants to propagate by using non-opening, self-pollinating flowers. Especially in peanuts, peas, and beans, this behaviour i...
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Definition of cleistogamous in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of cleistogamous. Pronunciation of cleistogamous. Translations of cleistogamous. cleistogamous synonyms, cleistogamous antonyms. Information about cleistogamous in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... cleistogamous (kl -st g -m s)
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on cleistogamy (botany), ...reproductive process of angiosperms. In violets (Viola), in addition to the ordinary flowers produced first during the usual flowering season, less conspicuous flowers later develop; ... called cleistogamous flowers, they do not open but are self-pollinated,
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Definition of cleistogamous from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... : characterized by or being small inconspicuous closed self-pollinating flowers additional to and often more fruitful than showier ones on the same plant <violets are cleistogamous>
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Viola species are often cleistogamous, while also producing the normal flowers. In Viola odorata, the cleistogamous flowers may be seen (if you look for them under the leaves) mainly in Autumn. ... In Gratiola virginiana, late flowers can also be cleistogamous, meaning self-pollinating. These flowers are often in addition to...
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Definition of cleistogamous from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of cleistogamous. Pronunciation of cleistogamous. Definition of the word cleistogamous. Origin of the word cleistogamous. ... "cleistogamous." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009...
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Littleseed muhly (Muhlenbergia microsperma), showing a cleistogamous spikelet at the base of a lower leaf sheath. Several self-pollinated spikelets may be contained within a tightly-rolled leaf sheath, which readily disarticulates from the plant at maturity.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about cleistogamous. cleistogamous. Information about cleistogamous in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Cleistogamous flowers are often formed late in the year, after the production of normal flowers, or during a period of cold weather, as seen in several species of violet Viola.
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In these species, the same individual produces both open, chasmogamous (CH) flowers and closed, cleistogamous (CL) flowers. ... These species, known as CH/CL or cleistogamous species, are widely distributed throughout the world and are present in at least 56 angiosperm families, comprising 287 species (Lord, 1981).
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Cleistogamous capitula formed by Centaurea melitensis display a number of morphological and functional changes with respect to chasmogamous capitula that ensure self-fertilization.
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