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2. Petal - Wikipedia

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   In a mature flower, the perianth consists of a calyx and the corolla (petals) it supports. Petals are modified leaves that form an inner whorl surrounding the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly coloured or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the corolla.

3. Trillium grandiflorum - Wikipedia

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   The flowers are perched on a pedicel (i.e., flower stalk) raising them above the leaf whorl, and grow pinker as they age. [9] [10] The flowers' stigmas are slender, straight or mostly so, narrowing at the end. [6] The white petals are much longer than the green sepals. [6] The flowers have six stamens in two whorls of three, which persist after ...

4. Lilium - Wikipedia

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   Lilium michauxii, the Carolina lily, is the official state flower of North Carolina. Idyllwild, California , hosts the Lemon Lily Festival, which celebrates Lilium parryi . [ 120 ] Lilium philadelphicum is the floral emblem of Saskatchewan province in Canada, and is on the flag of Saskatchewan .

5. Floral morphology - Wikipedia

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   The corolla is gametopetalous, the five petals may be joined forming a tube with 4 or 5 lobes (in the flower called tubulose flower or floret, or two groups of petals joined (in the case of bilabiated flowers, with an upper lip formed by 2 petals and a lower lip formed by 3 petals), or they can present a short tube and the limb prolonged ...

6. Flower - Wikipedia

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   The ancient Greeks, as recorded in Euripides's play The Phoenician Women, placed a crown of flowers on the head of the deceased; [145] they also covered tombs with wreaths and flower petals. Flowers were widely used in ancient Egyptian burials, [146] and the Mexicans to this day use flowers prominently in their Day of the Dead celebrations [147 ...

7. Passiflora incarnata - Wikipedia

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   Flowers have five bluish-white petals. They exhibit a white and purple corona, a structure of fine appendages between the petals and stamens. The large flower is typically arranged in a ring above the petals and sepals. They are pollinated by insects such as bumblebees and carpenter bees, and are self-sterile. The flower normally begins to ...

8. Poppy - Wikipedia

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   Poppies can be over 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall with flowers up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) across. Flowers of species (not cultivars) have 4 or 6 petals, many stamens forming a conspicuous whorl in the center of the flower and an ovary of from 2 to many fused carpels. The petals are showy, may be of almost any colour and some have markings.

9. Bluebonnet (plant) - Wikipedia

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   Bluebonnet is a name given to any of a number of purple-flowered or blue-flowered species of the genus Lupinus predominantly found in southwestern United States and is collectively the state flower of Texas. The shape of the petals on the flower resembles the bonnet worn by pioneer women to shield them from the sun. [1]