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BasicFlowerStructure

stigma
locule

carpel
gynoecium

style

ovule

pollen

ovary

Flowerisperfect
Flowerismonoecious

anther
filament

stamen
androecium

petal
corolla
receptacle
pedicel

sepal
calyx

perianth
Perianthiscomplete

SomeExampleStories:
PerfectFlowers:Peaexclusivelyselfpollinating
Hibiscusselfpollinatingifnotcrossed
Cherryselfincompatibleonlyoutcrosses
ImperfectFlowers:Begoniaunisexualbutmonoecious
Hollyunisexualanddioecious
Variable:Cucumbermale,perfect,female,parthenocarpic

BasicFlowerStructure
stigma

Pistilissimple
locule

carpel
gynoecium

style

ovule

pollen

ovary
superior

Flowerisperfect
Flowerismonoecious

anther
filament

Flowerishypogynous

stamen
androecium

petal
corolla
receptacle
pedicel

sepal
calyx

perianth
Perianthiscomplete

OvarySuperior
FlowerHypogynous

OvaryHalfSuperior

FlowerPerigynous

OvaryHalfInferior

FlowerEpigynous
OvaryInferior

FlowerStructurereview

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BasicFlowerStructure
stigma

Pistilissimple
locule

carpel
gynoecium

style

ovule

pollen

ovary
superior

Flowerisperfect
Flowerismonoecious

anther
filament

Flowerishypogynous

stamen
androecium

petal
corolla
receptacle
pedicel

sepal
calyx

perianth
Perianthiscomplete

Thislongitudinalsectionviewdoesnot
allowustoconsidersymmetry

FlowerFormula:SymbolSequencetoDiagramFlower
Symmetry:*=radial=bilateral
**5,5,
*5,
*5,5,,
5,5,,5
NumberofPartsperWhorl:
sepalsincalyx
petalsincorolla
stamensinandroecium
carpelsingynoecium

Fusionwithinwhorl:
curvedlineovernumber
Fusionbetweenwhorls:
squarebracketbelownumbers
Attachmentofflowerpartsrelativetoovary:
horizontalline

OvarySuperior
FlowerHypogynous

OvaryHalfSuperior

FlowerPerigynous

OvaryHalfInferior

FlowerEpigynous
OvaryInferior

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