cleistogamous flowers are
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Cleistogamous flowers are the flowers which do not expose their reproductive parts.
- As cleistogamous flowers do not expose their reproductive parts, there is no chance of cross pollination in such flowers.
- Cleistogamous flowers don't open at all and remain closed forever.
- The anther and stigma are located close to each other in cleistogamous flowers.
- Cleistogamous flowers produce assured seed-sets.
- Pea flowers are a good example of cleistogamous flowers.
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Flower which remains open and exposes the anther and stigma are called chasmogamous flowers. Cleistogamous flowers do not open at all. Because anthers and stigma are not exposed, cross pollination cannot take place in such cases.
Cleistogamous is a type of automatic self-pollination of certain plants that can propagate by using non-opening, self-pollinating flowers. Especially well known in peanuts, peas, and pansy this behavior is most widespread in the grass family. However, the largest genus of cleistogamous plants is Viola.
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