The main feature of flowers are following :-

Flowers arise from apical meristems similar to vegetative shoots but, unlike them, have determinate growth. The floral primordia develop into four different kinds of specialized leaves that are borne in whorls at the tip of the stem (see Figure). The two outer whorls are sterile, the inner two fertile. The first formed outer whorl—thecalyx— is the most leaflike and its individual parts, thesepals, often are green. Thepetalsof the next whorl, thecorolla, frequently are brightly colored and in a majority of flowers retain some semblance to leaves. (Together the calyx and the corolla are called theperianth.) The next two whorls, theandroeciumand thegynoecium, are composed of highly modified.

Flowers arise from apical meristems similar to vegetative shoots but, unlike them, have determinate growth. The floral primordia develop into four different kinds of specialized leaves that are borne in whorls at the tip of the stem (see Figure). The two outer whorls are sterile, the inner two fertile. The first formed outer whorl—thecalyx— is the most leaflike and its individual parts, thesepals, often are green. Thepetalsof the next whorl, thecorolla, frequently are brightly colored and in a majority of flowers retain some semblance to leaves. (Together the calyx and the corolla are called theperianth.) The next two whorls, theandroeciumand thegynoecium, are composed of highly modified reproductive structures that have lost their leaf‐like appearance. The androecium is composed ofstamensand the gynoecium ofcarpels. (Pistilis sometimes used as the term for a single carpel or a group of fused carpels.) The stamens are microsporophylls and have a stalk, thefilament, at the top of which thepollen‐bearinganthersare located. A carpel is a megasporophyll and has as its base an enlargedovaryfrom which thestylebearing astigmaarises. The whorls are attached to thereceptaclearea at the end of the flower stalk orpedicel. Some flowers arise singly, but more are produced and arranged in groups calledinflorescences. The stalk of an inflorescence is thepeduncleand the extension of the axis in the inflorescence is therachis, to which the pedicels of the individual flowers are attached.

flowers have smell in them

Plants are majorly classifiedon basis of presence or absence of flower into flowering and non- flowering plants. A flower is a characteristic feature of flowering plants and is actually an extension of the shoot meant forreproduction. Flowers are attractive and appear in different colours and shapes to attract pollinators who help inpollen transfer.

Parts of a Flower



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Most flowers have four main parts:sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels. The stamens are the male part whereas the carpels are the female part of the flower. Most flowers are hermaphrodite where they contain both male and female parts. Others may contain one of the two parts and may be male or female.

Flowers arise from apical meristems similar to vegetative shoots but, unlike them, have determinate growth. The floral primordia develop into four different kinds of specialized leaves that are borne in whorls at the tip of the stem (see Figure). The two outer whorls are sterile, the inner two fertile. The first formed outer whorl—thecalyx— is the most leaflike and its individual parts, thesepals, often are green. Thepetalsof the next whorl, thecorolla, frequently are brightly colored and in a majority of flowers retain some semblance to leaves. (Together the calyx and the corolla are called theperianth.) The next two whorls, theandroeciumand thegynoecium, are composed of highly modified reproductive structures that have lost their leaf‐like appearance. The androecium is composed ofstamensand the gynoecium ofcarpels. (Pistilis sometimes used as the term for a single carpel or a group of fused carpels.) The stamens are microsporophylls and have a stalk, thefilament, at the top of which thepollen‐bearinganthersare located. A carpel is a megasporophyll and has as its base an enlargedovaryfrom which thestylebearing astigmaarises. The whorls are attached to thereceptaclearea at the end of the flower stalk orpedicel. Some flowers arise singly, but more are produced and arranged in groups calledinflorescences. The stalk of an inflorescence is thepeduncleand the extension of the axis in the inflorescence is therachis, to which the pedicels of the individual flowers are attached.