Flowers

Flowers

Of or realting to the reproductive part of a flowering plant. The flower facilitates the unification of sperm and eggs. Also, flowers are used by humans as decoration, romance, ritual, religion, medicine, and food source.

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sepal

Plants; Flowers

Sepal is the outermost whorl of the flower consists of units called sepals; these are typically green and enclose the rest of the flower in the bud stage, however, they can be absent or prominent and ...

petal

Plants; Flowers

Petal is the next whorl toward the apex, composed of units called petals, which are typically thin, soft and colored to attract animals that help the process of pollination.

carpel/pistil

Plants; Flowers

A carpel is the ovule and seed producing reproductive organ in flowering plants. It consists of an ovary, a style and a stigma.

rose

Plants; Flowers

A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are ...

poppy

Plants; Flowers

A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver ...

lily

Plants; Flowers

Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in ...

marguerite

Plants; Flowers

The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira. Varieties and cultivars of Argyranthemum (sometimes listed under A. frutescens) are widely ...