Flowers And Frutis

Front 1

Inflorescence:

Back 1

Spike: the main axis is unbranched and elongated with sessile flowers, directly attached

Front 2

Inflorescence:

Back 2

Raceme: main axis is unbranched and elongated with flowers attached via a pedicel

Front 3

Inflorescence:

Back 3

Panicle: main axis is branched with the branches bearing flower clusters

Front 4

Inflorescence:

Back 4

Corymb: an inflorescence appearing to have a flat top; indeterminate inflorescence with outer flowers opening first; all flowers typically attached via pedicel

Front 5

Inflorescence:

Back 5

Simple umbel: indeterminate inflorescence, usually but not necessarily flat topped with the pedicels arising form a common point (resembles the stays of an umbrella)

Front 6

Inflorescence:

Back 6

Compound umbel: indeterminate inflorescence, usual

Front 7

Inflorescence:

Back 7

Head: a cluster or ray and disk flowers on a very short axis, peduncle can either be flat or round

Front 8

Inflorescence:

Back 8

Catkin: a spike-like inflorescence with either staminate or carpellate flowers, typically found in woody species

Front 9

Simple Fruits:

Back 9

Fleshy Fruits:

single ovary

drupe

berry

pepo

hesperidium

pome

Front 10

Dry Fruits:

Back 10

split open at maturity:

legume

capsule

do not split at maturity:

nut

samara

achene

caryopsis

Front 11

Drupe

Back 11

Fleshy, simple fruit

Hard, stony endocarp

Superior ovary

single seed

ex: cherry, olive, coconut, avocado, walnut, pecan, cashew

Front 12

Berry

Back 12

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

ex: tomato, grape, pepper, cucumber, melon, citrus

Front 13

Complex Fruits:

Back 13

Fleshy Fruits:

more than one ovary

aggregate

multiple

Front 14

Pome

Back 14

Fleshy, simple fruit

flesh mostly receptacle tissue

leathery ovarian wall

inferior ovary

ex: apple, pear

Front 15

Pepo

Back 15

Fleshy, simple fruit, berry

ex: cucumber, squash, melons

Front 16

Hesperidium

Back 16

Fleshy, simple fruit, berry

numerous carpels

locules filled by juice sacs

pericarp with oil glands

ex: citrus

Front 17

Aggregate

Back 17

Fleshy, complex fruit

fruit from many carpels on a single flower

ex: strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, magnolia

Front 18

Multiple

Back 18

Fleshy, complex fruit

fruit from many carpels of many flowers fused

ex: corn, pineapple, mulberry

Front 19

Fleshy Fruits:

Back 19

simple: form a single ovary

and

complex: form more than one ovary

Front 20

Legume

Back 20

Fleshy, dry fruit, splits at maturity

split occurs along two seams

seeds borne on one half of the seam

ex: pea and bean pods, peanuts

Front 21

Capsule

Back 21

Fleshy, dry fruit, splits at maturity

seeds released through pores or multiple seams

ex: iris, lily, poppy, okra

Front 22

Nut

Back 22

Fleshy, dry fruit, doesnt split at maturity

hard, thick pericarp

cup at base

ex: acorn, chestnut, hickory

Front 23

Samara

Back 23

Fleshy, dry fruit, doesnt split at maturity

thin, winged pericarp

ex: maple, ash, elm

Front 24

Achene

Back 24

Fleshy, dry fruit, doesnt split at maturity

pericarp thin, not winged

seed lies free, attached by stalk

ex: sunflower, buttercup

Front 25

Caryopsis

Back 25

Fleshy, dry fruit, doesnt split at maturity

pericarp thin, not winged

seed coat permanently united with ovarian wall

ex: grasses and grains (barley, oats, wheat)

Front 26

Fruit type:

Back 26

Fruit type: drupe

Fleshy, simple fruit

Hard, stony endocarp

Superior ovary

single seed

Front 27

Fruit type:

Back 27

Fruit type: drupe

Fleshy, simple fruit

Hard, stony endocarp

Superior ovary

single seed

Front 28

Fruit type:

Back 28

Fruit type: drupe

Fleshy, simple fruit

Hard, stony endocarp

Superior ovary

single seed

Front 29

Fruit type:

Back 29

Fruit type: berry

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

Front 30

Grape

Fruit type:

Back 30

Fruit type: berry

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

Front 31

Pepper

Fruit type:

Back 31

Fruit type: berry

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

Front 32

Fruit type:

Back 32

Fruit type: berry, pepo

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

Front 33

Fruit type:

Back 33

Fruit type: berry, pepo

Fleshy, simple fruit

fleshy or slimy endocarp

ovary with many seeds

Front 34

Fruit type:

Back 34

Fruit type: berry, hesperidium

Fleshy, simple fruit

Front 35

Fruit type:

Back 35

Fruit type: pome

Fleshy, simple fruit

flesh mostly receptacle tissue

Front 36

Fruit type:

Back 36

Fruit type:pome

Fleshy, simple fruit

flesh mostly receptacle tissue

Front 37

Fruit type:

Back 37

Fruit type: aggregate

Complex, fleshy

Front 38

Magnolia

Fruit type:

Back 38

Fruit type: aggregate

Complex, fleshy

Front 39

Fruit type:

Back 39

Fruit type: multiple (ovaries)

Complex, fleshy

Front 40

Fruit type:

Back 40

Fruit type: multiple (ovaries)

Complex, fleshy

Front 41

Peas

Fruit type:

Back 41

Fruit type: legume

Dry, splits

Front 42

Beans

Fruit type:

Back 42

Fruit type: legume

Dry, splits

Front 43

Lily

Fruit type:

Back 43

Fruit type: capsule

Dry, splits

Front 44

Okra

Fruit type:

Back 44

Fruit type: capsule

Dry, splits

Front 45

Fruit type:

Back 45

Fruit type: nut

Dry, doesn't split

thick pericarp with cup at the base

Front 46

Elm, Ash, Maple

Fruit type:

Back 46

Fruit type: samara

Dry, doesn't split

winged

Front 47

Sunflower

Fruit type:

Back 47

Fruit type: achene