Pedicel
stalk of a flower that attaches them to stem
sessile
directly attached to stem with no pedicel
bract
brightly colored leaf structures that mimic flower pedals
Involucre
collective term for bracts
Four whorls of the flower
four parts of the flower, two sterile, two fertile
Sterile whorls
sepal/calyx, petal/corolla
Fertile whorls
stamen/androecium, Pistil/Gynoecium
Perianth
Calyx+Corolla
Tepal
When sepals and pedals are indistinguishable
Stamen/androecium
Male parts of flower
Pistil/Gynoecium
Female parts of flower
Anther
Where pollen grains are produced in a flower
Filament
Stalk for the anther inside the flower
Stigma
Receptive surface for pollen inside the flower
Style
Stalk for stigma inside Female flower
Ovary
Female reproductive flower part under style
Complete Flower
All four whorls are represented in a flower
Perfect Flower
Stamens and pistils are represented in a flower
Staminate
Only the stamens are present in a flower
Pistillate/Carpellate
Only the Pistils are present in a flower
Carpels
Parts that the Pistil is composed of
Syncarpous
Carpels are multiple and fused together in a flower
Apocarpous
Carpels are separated in a flower