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self-pollination

when pollen from one flower pollinates the same flower or other flowers of the same individual
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self-pollination

Summary

self-pollination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • self-pollination is a type of pollination[2].
  • self-pollination is a type of autogamy[3].
  • self-pollination is the opposite of xenogamy[4].
  • self-pollination's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • self-pollination's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • self-pollination's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include pollination[2] and autogamy[3]. self-pollination is the opposite of xenogamy[4].

Why It Matters

self-pollination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month).[1] self-pollination has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] self-pollination is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

pollination

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → xenogamy
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → pollination, autogamy
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559247205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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