Flower Flashcards
is a
reproductive shoot
composed of whorls of
modified leaves
flower
The flower is a
reproductive shoot
composed of whorls of
modified leaves
inserted on a modified
stem called
peduncle.
complete flower.
sepals, petals,
stamen, and carpels
lacks one or more of these four
parts.
incomplete flower
has stamens or carpels, but not
both.
imperfect flower
A flower that has both stamens and carpels is
described as a
perfect flower
one of the outermost parts of a flower, usually
leaf like in appearance, that protect the flower as a bud.
Sepal
one of the often conspicuously colored parts of a
flower attached inside the whorl of sepals.
Petal
the pollen-producing part of a flower.
Stamen
the ovule- bearing reproductive unit of flower
Carpel
the structure in the ovary that develops into a
seed after fertilization.
Ovule
Types of Inflorescence
Solitary
Raceme
Corymb
Spike
Capitulum
Spadix
Umbel
Compound umbel
uniparous cyme
Dichasial
