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Breeding Systems

 7-Outbreeder or Inbreeder?

[FMP-field: image]
OUTBREEDER INBREEDER
self-incompatible self-compatible
many flowers few flowers
large flowers small flowers
bright colors mono-colored
nectaries present nectaries absent
scented flowers unscented flowers
nectar guides present nectar guides absent
anthers far from stigma anthers close to stigma
many pollen grains fewer pollen grains
style exserted from flower style included in flower
stigmatic area well-defined stigmatic area poorly-defined

Flowers have certain visible characters that can easily categorize them as outbreeders or inbreeders.

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