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Roses
By: Ric Moody
Mr. Moody’s 3rd Grade Team
St. Charles Elementary School
Date: 12/5/2006
All About Roses
Roses are a group of shrubs found in the
temperate areas of the world.
Roses have been used since Roman
times as a show of wealth and for decoration.
Roses are classified in the division
Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order
Rosales, family Rosaceae.
Body Parts
Petals
Pistil
Sepal
Stigma
Stamen
Peduncle (stem)
Body Part Functions
A petal is one of the leafy structures that comprise a flower. Petals are
often brightly-colored and have many different shapes. They are
located between the sepals and the flower's reproductive organs.
The pistil is the collective term for the carpel(s). Each carpel includes
an ovary (where the ovules are produced; ovules are the female
reproductive cells, the eggs), a style (a tube on top of the ovary), and a
stigma (which receives the pollen during fertilization).
Stamens are the male reproductive parts of flowers. A stamen consists
of an anther (which produces pollen) and a filament. The pollen
consists of the male reproductive cells; they fertilize ovules.
Sepals are the small leaves located underneath the flower.
The stigma is part of the pistil, the female reproductive tissue of a
flower. The stigma receives the male pollen grains during fertilization
The peduncle or stem is the main support of the plant.
Habitat
The family is
especially abundant
in East Asia, Europe,
and North America,
where species of
almost half of the
family's genera are
indigenous, especially
in the Pacific coastal
area.
Interesting Facts
The rose is the emblem of England and the national
flower of the United States.
The rose has been a favorite flower in many lands since
prehistoric times. It appears in the earliest art, poetry,
and tradition. It has been used in innumerable ways in
decoration. In ancient times it was used medically. —
Pliny lists 32 remedies made of its petals and leaves.
Formerly it was eaten in salads and conserves.
It was sacred to Aphrodite and was a favorite flower of
the Romans, who spread its culture wherever their
armies conquered.
Sources
http://www.soapmeister.com/roses.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/rose
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/printo
uts/floweranatomy.shtml
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_map/world.gif