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FLOWERS 1



                                                                                 Posterior
             Honey              Posterior                                        sepal
             guide              sepal                   Membranous
                                                        spur of                                 Posterior
                                      False anthers     posterior sepal                         petal
         Posterior                    attract pollinating
         petal                        insects                                                    Anterior
                                                                                                 petal
                                          Lateral                       Bract
                                          sepal                         (leaflike               Anther
                                                                        structure)
                                       Anterior
                                       petal                                                    Anterior
         Anther                                                                                 sepal
                                      Anterior
                                      sepal
            Bract
            (leaflike           Pedicel                                                   Pedicel
            structure)          (flower stalk)                                            (flower stalk)
                                                                   Lateral
                             EXTERNAL VIEW                         sepal
                                                                               SIDE VIEW
        A DICOTYLEDONOUS FLOWER
        Larkspur
        (Delphinium orientalis)                               Position
                                                              of  nectary     Posterior
                                                                              petal

                 Membranous                                                          Anterior
                 spur                                                                petal

                                             Posterior
                                             sepal

                                                                             Immature
                                                                             spur of
                                                                             posterior sepal
                                            Androecium
         Bract
         (leaflike
         structure)              Ovary                                                             Sepal
                                                                                                   sheath
         Receptacle       Carpel  Style                                   Filament
                                                                                   Stamen
                                 Stigma                                    Anther
         Pedicel                                                                                Pedicel
         (flower stalk)                                                          Bract          (flower
                                                                                 (leaflike      stalk)
                                                                                 structure)
                                                                                       EXTERNAL VIEW
                                                                                       OF FLOWER BUD


                                                                          Nectary
                                                       Membranous                 Ovary
                                                       spur                               Filament
                                                                                               Anther
                                                              Receptacle
                                                  Anterior                                       Sepal
                                                  sepal       Pedicel                            sheath
                                                              (flower stalk)

                                                                   LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH FLOWER BUD
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