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Aceraceae

 6-Inflorescence

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There is a trend from insect pollination to wind pollination in the genus Acer. The first example to be examined is the Norway maple, Acer platanoides, which is insect pollinated. You can see these flowers have conspicuous petals.
Photo by K. R. Robertson of a tree in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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