Floral structures Flashcards

1
Q

Complete flower

A

contains ALL flower parts

Sepals
petals
stamens
carpels

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2
Q

incomplete flower

A

Missing one or more flower parts

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3
Q

example of an incomplete flower

A

male flower

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4
Q

perfect flower

A

Has both stamens and carpels

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5
Q

are all perfect flowers complete

A

no, they cpuld not have sepals

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6
Q

imperfect flower

A

either male or female

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7
Q

double flowers

A

flowers w increaased abundance of petals

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8
Q

What is repalced by petals in double flowers

A

the stamens

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9
Q

can double flowers reproduce

A

no

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10
Q

can semidouble flowers reproduce

A

yes

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11
Q

inflorescence

A

7 types of flowers

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12
Q

preduncle

A

the stalk of the inflorescence

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13
Q

pedicle

A

the stalk of an individual floret on an inforescence

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14
Q

sessile

A

flowers and leaves with no pedicle

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15
Q

solitary

A

just one flower ontop of stem

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16
Q

raceme

A

spike but with pedicle
On either side, lilac

17
Q

spike

A

raceme, but without pedicle
attacked directly to stem
lavender

18
Q

corymb

A

all pedicles at same length, originating from diff parts of the stem

19
Q

umbel

A

pedicle originates from same place on stem, all at same height
umbrella

20
Q

capitulum

A

all dots in a line on top, no pedicle

21
Q

panicle

A

pedicles forming off of pedicles

22
Q

Cyme

A

Stalk has a flower, then a pedicle off that flower, then a pedicle off that flower

23
Q

ray flower

A

elongated flower of a composite flower
sunflower

24
Q

disk flower

A

many tubular florets in the center of a composite flower

Mature flowers on the outside