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Many flowers in one Thistle
From a distance, this thistle seems like a
single flower, but take a closer look. It is
made of many tiny flowers, called florets,
packed together. In the daisy’s “face,” you
will see lots of tiny dots. Each of these is a
tiny flower. Flowers, such as thistles and
daisies, are composite flowers. Each strand
is a flower.

Tufty thistle
Look around in your
yard or in the park, and
see how many composite
flowers you can spot. The
tiny florets of this thistle
make a tuft that looks
like a bush.

Inside the thistle,
you can see the
tubelike florets.

Daisy pieces

Pull apart a large daisy
to see the different
florets that make it
up. Each floret makes
a single seed.

The “face” is made up Each petal is
of many tiny florets. really a separate,
lopsided flower.

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