Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds

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Schizocarp (Indehiscent)

2 single-seeded fruits that separate when dry

strawberries, raspberries, magnolias

Example of Aggregate Achenes

apricots, plums, peaches, olives, cherries, almonds, coconuts, dates

Example of Drupes

grasses, corn, rice, wheat, etc

Example of Grains

sunflowers, dandelions

Examples of Achenes

True Berries- tomtoes grapes, peppers, eggplants, bananas Pepos- pumpkins, cucumbers, watermelon Hesperiderm-oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, citrus fruit

Examples of Berries

apples, pears

Examples of Pomes

ash, elm, maple

Examples of Samara

parsley or carrot family: carrots, anise, caraway, dill

Examples of Schizocarp

-wind -water (floating) -Gravity -Explosive Propulsion -Attached to Animals -Eaten by Animals -Cached by Animals

Methods of Dispersal (7 total)

Berries (simple fleshy fruit)

develop from a compound (or chambered) ovary with many seeds

sycamore "balls"

example multiple achenes

sweetgum fruits

example multiple capsules

milkweed

example of follicle

mulberries

example of mulitiple drupes

acorns, hazelnuts, chestunuts, beech

example of nuts

radishes and other mustards

example of silique

iris, orchids, poppies, okra, cotton

examples of capsules

peas, beans, lentils, peanuts

examples of legumes

Samara (Indehiscent)

pericarp (ovary wall) extends out to form a wing

Aggregate Fruits

result from a single flower with multiple ovaries

Grains (Indehiscent)

seed is tightly attached to the pericarp and inseperable

Pomes (simple fleshy fruit)

simple, fleshy fruits, the bulk of the flesh comes form the receptable (not the actual ovary)

Drupes (simple fleshy fruit)

single seed enclosed by a hard, stony endocarp (or pit)

Achenes (Indehiscent)

single seeded only the base of seed attaches to the pericarp so the seed is relatively easily removed

Nuts (Indehiscent)

single-seeded larger than achenes pericarp much harder and thicker with a cluster of bracts into a cup at the base

Follicle (simple dry fruit, dehiscent)

splits along 1 seam only

legume (simple dry fruit, dehiscent)

splits along 2 seams but with no central axis

Silique (simple dry fruit, dehiscent)

splits along 2 seams, with the seeds on either side of the central axis

capsules (simple dry fruit, dehiscent)

splits along more than 2 seams, consist of at least 2 carpels and splits along the partions or in spaces between carpels

Multiple Fruit

there are many densly arranged flowers the ovaries fuse to form what appears to be a single fruit


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