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External reproductive structures: review First, non-flowering plants Moss sporangia Horsetail ( Equisetum ) sporangia Fern sori (clusters of sporangia) Knobcone pine cones (serotinous) Burned cone Juniper “berry” (cone) Cypress ( Cupressus ) cone Flowers and inflorescences,
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External reproductive structures: review First, non-flowering plants
Flowers and inflorescences, emphasizing representatives from prominent California plant families
Collective terms for flower parts Note: this is a perfect flower, i.e., with both male and female parts
Petals Stigma Anther Filament Style Sepal Ovary Longitudinal section through Petunia flower
Simple inflorescence (single flower): Matilija poppy (Rhomneya coulteri)
Branched inflorescence in the Poaceae (slender wild oats, Avena fatua)
Disc flowers Ray flowers Head inflorescence in the Asteraceae (Encelia farinosa)
Stamens (leaflike, many) Tepals (free, dull-colored) “Primitive” flower in the Lauraceae (Umbellularia californica)
Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) flower in the Brassicaceae with 4-petals in shape of cross (Brassica rapa)
Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) flower in the Orchidaceae (Habenaria sp.)
Banner Wing Keel Inflorescence in the Fabaceae--individual flowers with banner, wing, and keel petals (Lupinus succulentus)
Headlike-inflorescence in the Lamiaceae with zygomorphic flowers, exserted stamens (Salvia leucophylla)
Monocotyledon flower: 6 (2 X 3) tepals, 6 stamens (Hesperoyucca whipplei)