Download Parts of the Flower

Parts of the
Flower
Lawrence Cox
Spring 2006
What Is A Flower???
Reproductive
Part of a
Plant
Parts of a Flower
• Stamen
• Pistil
• Petals
• Sepals
MALE Part of the Flower
STAMEN
STAMEN
• Filament- Supports the
Anther
• Anther- Produces Pollen
Grains
FEMALE part of the Flower
PISTIL
PISTIL
• Ovule- Develops into a seed
• Ovary- Surrounds the ovule later
becomes a fruit
• Style- Supports the stigma
• Stigma- Receives the pollen
grains
Other Parts of the Flower
• Receptacle- the enlarged part of
the flower stalk to which all the
floral of the flower attach.
• Sepals- the outer protective part
of the flower buds.
• Petals- The colored part of the
flower used to attract insects
Types of Flowers
• Complete Flowers- have both
male and female parts
• Incomplete Flowers- have
either male or female parts but
not both.
• Monoecious Plants- Have
both male and female
• Dioecious Plants- plants have
male and female parts on different
plant
Pollination- is the transfer of
pollen from an anther to a stigma.
How Are Plants Pollinated
•Bees
•Animal
•Birds
•Humans
•Wind
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