Abiotic: wind (anemophily)
Syndrome:
- Increased pollen production
- Large stigmatic surfaces/feather-like, wet
- Reduction of barriers to pollination
- small perianth
- exserted inflorescences
- anthers/stigmas exserted
- leaves absent at time of pollination
- No color or scent--no attractants needed
- Specialized pollen/anthers
- buoyant--small, some with air-sacs
- smooth surfaces
- dry
- explosive anther dehiscence