Hydrophily
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'''Hydrophily''' is a fairly uncommon form of [[pollination]] whereby [[pollen]] is distributed by the flow of [[water]]s, particularly in [[river]]s and [[stream]]s.
Hydrophilous species fall into two categories: those that distribute their pollen to the surface of water, and those that distribute it beneath the surface. Surface pollination is rare, and appears to be a transitional phase between [[anemophily|wind pollination]] and true hydrophily, where pollen is completely submerged.
Surface hydrophily has been observed in several species of [[pondweed]] and [[waterweed]]. Species exhibiting true submerged hydrophily include ''[[Posidonia australis]]'' and [[ribbonweed]].
[[Category: plant morphology]]
[[Category: Pollination]]
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[[it:Impollinazione idrogama]]
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