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Anemophily
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<p>Anemophily or wind pollination is a form of <a href="/facts/Pollination/u383g7XJ">pollination</a> whereby <a href="/facts/Pollen/eqRP052I">pollen</a> is distributed by <a href="/facts/Wind/Nt0QIu5B">wind</a>. Almost all <a href="/facts/Gymnosperm/lzcpfbUK">gymnosperms</a> are anemophilous, as are many plants in the order <a href="/facts/Poales/hBRDsaPS">Poales</a>, including <a href="/facts/Poaceae/q2CRK8q0">grasses</a>, <a href="/facts/Cyperaceae/A1oI2H0U">sedges</a>, and <a href="/facts/Juncaceae/Bvazt2mt">rushes</a>. Other common anemophilous plants are <a href="/facts/Oak/1NJJzkzB">oaks</a>, <a href="/facts/Pecan/JnaYpv9I">pecans</a>, <a href="/facts/Pistachio/sGVdutJS">pistachios</a>, <a href="/facts/Sweet_chestnut/0PgMNCQ1">sweet chestnuts</a>, <a href="/facts/Alder/KbD9YG8w">alders</a>, <a href="/facts/Hops/mBRf6xGx">hops</a>, and members of the family <a href="/facts/Juglandaceae/v3wtPlhM">Juglandaceae</a> (hickory or walnut family). Approximately 12% of plants across the globe are pollinated by anemophily, including <a href="/facts/Cereal/ao2WcFdM">cereal crops</a> like <a href="/facts/Rice/wvL1hBCz">rice</a> and <a href="/facts/Maize/lJ6c5xMH">corn</a> and other prominent crop plants like <a href="/facts/Wheat/lrk6HdV3">wheat</a>, <a href="/facts/Rye/LwdwSNcp">rye</a>, <a href="/facts/Barley/GH7X2qtG">barley</a>, and <a href="/facts/Oat/wn3vnCnT">oats</a>. In addition, many <a href="/facts/Pine/HvMa9uc1">pines</a>, <a href="/facts/Spruce/P1jQLaAY">spruces</a>, and <a href="/facts/Fir/cLIr9mep">firs</a> are wind-pollinated. </p>