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Flower Characteristics

Flower Characteristics. AGR 161. Objectives. The students will be able to: Label the parts of the flower. Identify each parts function. Recognize the different inflorescence types. Flowers. Flowers are produced primarily for their commercial purposes

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Flower Characteristics

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  1. Flower Characteristics AGR 161

  2. Objectives • The students will be able to: • Label the parts of the flower. • Identify each parts function. • Recognize the different inflorescence types.

  3. Flowers • Flowers are produced primarily for their commercial purposes • Flowers come in various shapes, sizes and colors • Flowers are used for reproduction

  4. Parts of the Flower

  5. Sepals • Green leaf-like structures beneath the petals. • Calyx is made up of all the sepals on one flower

  6. Petals • Usually brightly colored • Primarily used to attract pollinators • Collectively petals are referred to as calyx

  7. Stamens • The male reproductive part of the flower is the stamens • 2 parts Anther and Filament

  8. Pistils • The female reproductive parts of the flower • 3 parts Stigma, Style, and Ovary • Ovary contains ovules or eggs

  9. Inflorescence • Inflorescence is the arrangement of flowers on a stem. • Some flowers are clustered at the tip of the stem, while other are likes spikes

  10. Cyme Spike Raceme Panicle Corymb Umbel Spadix Catkin Head Types of Inflorescence

  11. Cyme • Usually a flat topped inflorescence Baby’s Breath

  12. Spike • An elongated inflorescence with a central axis. • Flowers are attached to the inflorescence without a stem or stalk Liatris

  13. Raceme • Elongated inflorescence with central axis. • Pedicels are more or less of equal length Snapdragon

  14. Panicle • Elongated inflorescence • Along the central axis there are branches that are themselves branched Astilbe

  15. Corymb • Flat topped inflorescence • Mainly a vertical axis with branches of unequal length Yarrow

  16. Umbel • Inflorescence having several branches arising from a common point Queen Anne’s Lace

  17. Spandix • Spike with a thickened, fleshy axis Anthurium

  18. Catkin • Catkin is a spike, raceme, or cyme • Composed of unisexual flowers without petals • Falling as a unit Willow Tree

  19. Head • Rounded or flat-topped cluster of sessile flowers Type of Chrysanthemum

  20. REVIEW

  21. REVIEW Spadix Calla Lily

  22. Catkin Willow Tree

  23. Cyme Baby’s Breath

  24. Spike Liatris

  25. Umbel Queen Anne’s Lace

  26. Panicle Astible??

  27. Head Spider Mum

  28. Raceme Delphinium

  29. Corymb Yarrow

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