Perfect & Imperfect Flower
Ovary
- flower structure that encloses and protects ovules and seeds as they develop - produces eggs
receptacle
- holds all the floral parts together - vegetative tissues near the end of reproductive stems
monoecious
- staminate and carpellate flowers are on the same plant - one house
Arabino galactants
- sticky substance in the stigma
gynoecium
- the group of structures that constitute the female reproductive organ; also called the pistil - innermost whorl of the flower
Ovule
A structure that develops within the ovary of a seed plant and contains the female gametophyte.
imperfect flower
A unisexual flower missing either stamens or carpels.
Stigma
Catches pollen Head of the pistil
Dioecious
Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
Anther
In an angiosperm, the terminal pollen sac of a stamen, where pollen grains containing sperm-producing male gametophytes form.
Sepals
Leaflike parts that cover and protect the flower bud
Filament
Supports the anther Stalk of the stamen
Pistil
The female reproductive part of a flower
Stamen
The male reproductive part of a flower
Style
The stalk of a flower's carpel, with the ovary at the base and the stigma at the top.
Androecium
The third whorl which is collectively known as stamens. This is where pollen (male gametophyte) is produced, and is composed of an anther and filament. The stamens are class B and C genes together.
Calyx
all the sepals
Perfect Flower
has both male/female reproductive parts
Petals
modified leaves which are usually bright in color to attract pollinators.
Pedicel
stalk that supports the flower