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The types of flowers which always produce seeds even in the absence of pollinators are called:
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Chasmogamous flowers
  • B Cleistogamous flowers
  • C Bisexual flowers
  • D Unisexual flowers
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The correct answer is: Cleistogamous flowers
Cleistogamy 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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