Parts of a Flower

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Parts of a Flower

• By Caroline Hall
• 5th Grade

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What is the main function of a flower?

• All plants produce flowers for the same reason
  to make seeds so another plant can grow.

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Parts of Flowers

• Peduncle
• Receptacle
• Sepal
• Petal
• Stamen
• Anther
• Pistil
• Stigma
• Ovary

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Peduncle

• The stalk of the flower
• Commonly known as
• the stem of the flower

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Receptacle

• The part of a flower stalk where the parts of the
  flower are attached.

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Sepal

• The outer parts of the flower (often green and
  leaf-like) that enclose a developing bud.

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Petal

• The parts of a flower that are often
  conspicuously colored.

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Stamen

• The pollen producing part of a flower, usually
  with a slender filament supporting the anther.

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Anther

• The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.

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Pistil

• The ovule producing part of a flower. The ovary
  often supports a long style, topped by a stigma.
  The mature ovary is a fruit, and the mature ovule
  is a seed.

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Stigma

• The part of the pistil where pollen germinates.

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Ovary

• The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where
  ovules are produced.