Catkin
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(Salix sp.) A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated (anemophilous) but sometimes insect-pollinated (as in Salix). It contains many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem that is often drooping. Catkins are found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae.
(Salix sp.)]] A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind-pollinated (anemophilous) but sometimes insect-pollinated (as in Salix). It contains many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged closely along a central stem that is often drooping. Catkins are found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae. File:Ostrya carpinifolia in Italy male catkins.jpg |Male catkins of hop-hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia) File:Catkins Corylus avellana-Mont Bart-5124~2015 12 26.JPG |Young male catkins of hazel (Corylus avellana) File:P3240141.JPG |Mature male catkins of hazel (Corylus avellana) File:Young-catkin.jpg |Young male catkin of a willow (Salix sp.) File:Willow catkin 2 aka.jpg |Three male catkins on a willow (Salix sp.) File:Salix female catkin.jpg |Female flowering catkin on a willow (Salix sp.)
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