Aceraceae
14-Male & female flowers
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| The female flowers of Acer saccharinum, silver maple, have 2 long styles that project outward to catch windblown pollen. The male flowers have very long filaments to place the anthers out where wind can pick up the pollen grains. Petals and a nectar disk are absent. |