The parts of a flower

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The parts of a flower

• An introduction to flower morphology

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Flower parts

• A complete flower
• The male parts of a flower
• The female parts of a flower
• The petals and the sepals

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The complete flower

• A flower carries the sexual parts of plants. A
  complete flower has both male and female parts.

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The male parts of a flower

• The male parts of a flower are made up of the
  anthers and the filaments, together they make
  up the individual stamens. The anthers produce
  the pollen

Stamen
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The female parts of a flower

• The female part of the flower is made up of three
  main sections, the stigma, style and ovary. The
  receptive stigma serves as the landing pad for
  the male pollen. The style holds up the stigma
  and the ovary is the house for fertilisation
  and the seed. Together they are known as the
  Carpel

Stigma
Style
Carpel
Ovary
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The petals and the sepals

• The petals and sepals act as visual attractants
  for pollinating organisms. They also serve as a
  landing pad. The petals can often be brightly
  coloured and are found above the sepals.The
  sepals are usually smaller and not as brightly
  coloured. Together they are known as the Perianth

Sepals
Perianth
Petals