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Flowers in close-up Many flowers in one Thistle

From a distance, this thistle seems like a
single flower, but take a closer look. It is
A good way to find out about flowers is to take one apart. made of many tiny flowers, called florets,
packed together. In the daisy’s “face,” you
The petals are often big and bright. If you take the petals will see lots of tiny dots. Each of these is a
off, however, you will be left with the important parts of tiny flower. Flowers, such as thistles and
a flower—the ones that make the seeds. daisies, are composite flowers. Each strand
is a flower.

Simple flowers
Kingcups and poppies are called simple Tufty thistle
flowers. Their petals are arranged in a Look around in your
circle. In the center of the flower are yard or in the park, and
the parts that produce the seeds. see how many composite
flowers you can spot. The
tiny florets of this thistle
Center has
been cut make a tuft that looks
in half. like a bush.

Kingcup Inside the thistle,
Seeds form you can see the
Center of
in pointed, tubelike florets.
the flower
green parts,
Petal
called ovaries. Daisy pieces
Zoom in Pull apart a large daisy
Use a magnifying glass to look more to see the different
closely at flowers. This will give you florets that make it
a better view of the different parts. up. Each floret makes
a single seed.

The “face” is made up Each petal is
Be careful if using a magnifying glass
of many tiny florets. really a separate,
in sunlight because it can cause fire.
lopsided flower.
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