homostyly
/ˈhoʊməˌstaɪli/
noun
- The condition in a plant species of having flowers with styles of the same length, often associated with self-pollination.
- The evolution of homostyly from heterostyly is a topic of ongoing research.
- Homostyly is an adaptation that allows a plant to reproduce without a mate.
- In homostyly, all flowers in the population have the same style length.