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