Floral structures Flashcards
Complete flower
contains ALL flower parts
Sepals
petals
stamens
carpels
incomplete flower
Missing one or more flower parts
example of an incomplete flower
male flower
perfect flower
Has both stamens and carpels
are all perfect flowers complete
no, they cpuld not have sepals
imperfect flower
either male or female
double flowers
flowers w increaased abundance of petals
What is repalced by petals in double flowers
the stamens
can double flowers reproduce
no
can semidouble flowers reproduce
yes
inflorescence
7 types of flowers
preduncle
the stalk of the inflorescence
pedicle
the stalk of an individual floret on an inforescence
sessile
flowers and leaves with no pedicle
solitary
just one flower ontop of stem
raceme
spike but with pedicle
On either side, lilac
spike
raceme, but without pedicle
attacked directly to stem
lavender
corymb
all pedicles at same length, originating from diff parts of the stem
umbel
pedicle originates from same place on stem, all at same height
umbrella
capitulum
all dots in a line on top, no pedicle
panicle
pedicles forming off of pedicles
Cyme
Stalk has a flower, then a pedicle off that flower, then a pedicle off that flower
ray flower
elongated flower of a composite flower
sunflower
disk flower
many tubular florets in the center of a composite flower
Mature flowers on the outside