MODULE 5: FLOWERS Flashcards
Dating as far back as 1580B.C, it was derived from the Greek word “leiron”, it was so revered by the Greeks that that they believed it sprouted from the milk of Hera, the queen of the Gods
LILY
Known to be the May birth flower and the 30th wedding anniversary flower.
LILY
Symbolize chastity and virtue , pink stargazer _____ represent wealth and prosperity.
WHITE LILIES
The part of the plant that produces seeds, is often brightly colored, and sometimes has a pleasant smell.
FLOWER
- Consists of reproductive organs: stamens and carpels.
- Typically surrounded by: petals (corolla) and green sepals
FLOWER
- A reproductive organ of Angiosperms that develops from the floral buds.
FLOWER
PARTS OF A FLOWER
- ACCESSORY PARTS
- ESSENTIAL PARTS
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- PEDUNCLE (PEDICEL)
- RECEPTACLE
- SEPALS (CALYX)
- PETALS (COROLLA)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- Stalk that holds the flower
PEDUNCLE (PEDICEL)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- Enlarged tip of the peduncle where other plant structures are attached
RECEPTACLE
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- Modified leaves that surround and enclose the other flower parts as they mature
SEPALS (CALYX)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- Leaf-like, flat, thin and brightly colored which attracts pollinators
PETALS (COROLLA)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ACCESSORY PARTS:
- Calyx + Corolla
FLORAL ENVELOPE (PERIANTH)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- STAMEN (ANDROECIUM)
- PISTIL (GYNOECIUM/CARPEL)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- The male part of the flower
Parts:
1. Anther
2. Filament
STAMEN (ANDROECIUM)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- Tip, the one who releases the pollen
ANTHER
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- The stalk who holds the anther
FILAMENT
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- The female part of the flower
Parts:
1. Stigma
2. Style
3. Ovary
4. Ovule
PISTIL (GYNOECIUM/CARPEL)
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- The one who receives the pollen
STIGMA
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- Stalk that hold the stigma
STYLE
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- Houses the ovule and become the fruit
OVARY
PARTS OF A FLOWER
ESSENTIAL PARTS:
- Becomes the seed
OVULE
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- Constitute the outermost and lowest whorl on a floral shoot, are leaflike in shape and form and are often green.
- Cover and protect the flower parts when the flower is a bud.
SEPALS
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- Collective term for all the sepals of a flower
CALYX
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- The whorl of petals, which are usually thin, soft, and colored to attract animals that help the process of pollination.
COROLLA
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- The basic unit of the female reproductive structure is
CARPEL
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- Each physical body is called
PISTIL
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- The sticky tip of the pistil and is the receptor of pollen
STIGMA
FLOWER ANATOMY:
- The supportive stalk, it becomes the pathway for pollen tubes to grow from pollen grains adhering to the stigma, to the ovules, containing the gametes, housed inside the ovary
STYLE
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
- COMPLETE FLOWER
- INCOMPLETE FLOWER
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
- All floral appendages are present
COMPLETE FLOWER
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
- One or more floral appendages are absent
INCOMPLETE FLOWER
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
- A flower having sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils
COMPLETE FLOWER
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
-If a flower is lacking one or more of the whorls it is
INCOMPLETE FLOWER
FLOWER STRUCTURE VARIATIONS:
- Gumamela (Hibiscus rosa sinensis)
COMPLETE FLOWER