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See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed
Time-lapse video, filmed over seven days, of a white water lily flower (
Nymphaea...
Video: Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Images
Carolina rose
Each Carolina rose (
Rosa carolina
) flower has five pink petals and numerous...
© D. Gordon E. Robertson (CC BY-SA 3.0)
European common peony
European common peony (
Paeonia officinalis
).
© Olga/stock.adobe.com
flower anatomy
Diagram of the flower of a typical flowering plant (angiosperm).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
treasure flower
The radiate head of the treasure flower (
Gazania rigens
), a daisylike inflorescence...
E.S. Ross
flower parts
Every flower part serves some purpose in the making of seeds. The colorful, fragrant...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
angiosperm floral anatomy
Figure 11: Floral structures characteristic of angiosperms.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
floral diagrams
Figure 12: Arrangement of floral parts. (Top) Floral diagrams showing different arrangements...
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floral diagram
(Left) Generalized flower with parts; (right) diagram showing arrangement of floral...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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