FLOWERS

Angiosperm

A type of flowering plant derived from Greek words meaning "vessel" and "seed."

Carpel

The vessel-like structure in angiosperms that contains seeds along its margins.

Rafflesia flower

An enormous flower from Indonesia, up to 1 meter in diameter, known for its size and weight.

Corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

A unique flower known for its large size and foul odor, attracting carrion beetles for pollination.

Monocots

Flowering plants with one cotyledon, long narrow leaves with parallel veins, and flower parts in groups of three.

Dicots

Flowering plants with two cotyledons, branching leaf veins, and flower parts in multiples of four or five.

Sepals

Protective, leaf-like outer parts of a flower.

Petals

Colorful structures that attract pollinators to the flower.

Stamens

The male reproductive parts of a flower, consisting of a filament and an anther.

Carpels/Pistil

The female reproductive parts of a flower, often fused into a single structure.

Whorl

Rings of sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels that grow around the flower's receptacle.

Androecium

The collective term for the male parts of a flower.

Gynoecium

The collective term for the female parts of a flower.

Anther

The pollen-producing tip of the stamen.

Filament

The stalk that supports the anther in a flower.

Carpel

The individual female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of an ovary, style, and stigma.

Stigma

The receptive surface at the tip of the carpel that captures pollen.

Style

The stalk that connects the stigma to the ovary.

Ovary

The base of the carpel containing ovules that develop into seeds upon fertilization.

Calyx

The whorl of sepals that protects the flower during the bud stage.

Corolla

The collective term for a flower's whorl of petals.