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  2. Petal - Wikipedia

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    Petal. Diagram showing the parts of a mature flower. In this example, the perianth is separated into a calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals) Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators.

  3. Flower - Wikipedia

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    A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower, petals that attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes, which in ...

  4. Poppy - Wikipedia

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    Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 or 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any colour and some have markings. The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling ...

  5. Tepal - Wikipedia

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    Tepal. Diagram showing the parts of a mature flower. In this example the perianth is separated into a calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals) A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth ). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the ...

  6. Cochliasanthus - Wikipedia

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    Flowers are a solid, pale purple. The flowers, which grow alone or in small groups rather than in clusters, consist of four petals: one large wavy half-circle on the top, two tear-drop shaped petals that point inwards, and a thin, erect, curly petal sprouting from the center of the flower. Depending on the angle, the two bottom petals can ...

  7. Whorl (botany) - Wikipedia

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    The morphology of most flowers (called cyclic flowers) is based on four types of whorls: The calyx: zero or more whorls of sepals at the base. The corolla: zero or more whorls of petals above the calyx. The androecium: zero or more whorls of stamens, each comprising a filament and an anther.

  8. Flowering plant - Wikipedia

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    Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.

  9. Sympetalae - Wikipedia

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    Sympetally (fused petals) is a flower characteristic that historically was used to classify a grouping of plants termed Sympetalae, but this term has been abandoned in newer molecular based classifications, although the grouping has similarity to the modern term asterids.

  10. Peony - Wikipedia

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    Seven types of flower are generally distinguished in cultivars of herbaceous peonies. single: a single or double row of broad petals encircle fertile stamens, carpels visible. Japanese: a single or double row of broad petals encircle somewhat broadened staminodes, may carry pollen along the edges, carpels visible.

  11. Trillium grandiflorum - Wikipedia

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    The erect, odorless flowers are large, especially compared to other species of Trillium, with 4 to 7 cm (1.5 to 3 in) long petals, depending on age and vigor. The petals are shaped much like the leaves and curve outward. They have a visible venation, though this is not as heavily marked as on the leaves.