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Aceraceae

 17-Male & female flowers

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These flowers of Acer negundo, box elder, are extremely specialized for wind pollination. Both male and female flowers have long pedicels, and the female flowers have long styles as well. Note the wings on the ovaries. The perianth is very reduced.
Photo by K. R. Robertson and D. L. Nickrent of plants growing in Champaign, Illinois.
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