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Flower Flashcards

1
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Immediately sybtends the calyx

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Epicayx

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2
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Tissue or region of a flower to which the other floral parts are attached

At the very tip of the floral axis

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Floral receptacle

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3
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Outermost nonreproductive group of modified leaves of a flower

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Perianth

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4
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If the perianth is relatively undifferentiated the individual leaflike parts are called

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Tepals

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5
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Outermost series or whorl of modified leaves

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Calyx

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6
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Individual units of the calyx

Typically green leaflike and function to protect the young flower

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Sepals

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7
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Innermost series or whorl of modified leaves in the perianth

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Corolla

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8
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Individual units of the corolla

Typically colored and function as attractant for pollination

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Petals

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9
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Floral tube

Cuplike or tubular structure around or atop the ovary

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Hypanthium

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10
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Specialized structure that secretes nectar

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Nectary

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11
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All male organs of the flower, all stamens

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Androceium

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12
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Female organs of the flower, carpels

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Gynoceium

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13
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Composed of an ovary, one or more styles, and one or more stigmas

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Pistil

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14
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Having both stamens and carpels

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Perfect/ bisexual

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15
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Flowers are either pistillate or staminate

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Imperfect/ unisexual

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16
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A plant with only bisexual flowers

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Hermaphrodite

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17
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A plant with only unisexual flowers

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Moniecious

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18
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Plant with Unisexual flowers, but with staminate and pistillate on separate individual plants

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Dioecious

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19
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Plant with both bisexual and unisexual flowers

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Polygamous

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20
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Flowers with a pedicle

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Pedicellate

21
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Flowers lacking a pedicle

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Sessile

22
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Flowers with bracts

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Bracteate

23
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Flowers with a short rudimentary pedicle

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Subsessile

24
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Flower having all 4 major series of parts (sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels)

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Complete

25
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Flower lacking one or more of the 4 major whorls of parts

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Incomplete cycly

26
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3 or more planes of symmetry

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Actinomorphic or radial

27
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Only one plane of symmetry

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Zygomorphic or bilateral

28
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Lacks any plane of symmetry

May have twisting parts

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Asymmetric

29
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General time of flowering, the opening of flowers with parts available for pollination

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Anthesis

30
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Refers to stamens developing or pollen release occurring prior to the maturation of carpels or stigmas being receptive

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Protrandous

31
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Carpels or stigmas developing before stamens mature or pollen is released

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Protogynous

32
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Developing from the center toward the outside of periphery

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Centrifugal

33
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Development from the outside or periphery toward the center region

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Centripetal

34
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Flower where the perianth remains closed, such that pollen produced from within the flower pollinates only the stigmas of that flower

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Cleistogamy

35
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Normal, perianth opens and pollen may be dispersed

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Chasmogamy

36
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Having the same # of members in different whorls

EX 5 sepals and 5 petals

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Isomerous

37
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Different # of members in different whorls

EX 2 sepals and 5 petals

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Anisomerous

38
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Having no petals or corolla

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Apetalous

39
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Having no sepals or calyx

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Asepalous

40
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Two lipped w/ 2 generally upper and lower segments

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Bilabiate

41
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Having calyx and corolla fused into a cap that falls off as a unit

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Calyptrarate/ operculate

42
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Bell shaped

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Campanulate

43
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Keeled with a sharp median fold

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Carinate

44
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With a tubular or flaring perianth or staminal outgrowth

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Coronate

45
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W/ 4 distinct petals in cross form

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Cruciate

46
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Funnel shaped with a tubular base and continuously expanded apex

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Infundibular

47
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Short tubular corolla with a single elongate strap like apical extension

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Ligulate or ray

48
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1 large posterior petal
2 inner lateral petals
2 apically connate lower petals

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Papilionaceous

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