(Apocarpous, Syncarpous, Unicarpellous)
bracts positioned below the flower?
| The Morton Arboretum's Naturalist Certificate Program | |
| Plant Families of the Midwest - Winter 2001 | |
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Lab 1a: Botany Herbarium Tour (notes on back if you wish) Lab 1b: Plants of the World: looking at flower structures In small groups, locate 5 displays which have enlarged flower models showing detail of the flower structures for that family. Work together to discuss and fill-in this table. |
| Family Name | Liliaceae | |||||
| Genus Name | Lilium | |||||
| Common Name | Lily | Pea | ||||
| Calyx | Sepal number | |||||
| Sepals free or joined? | ||||||
| Corolla | Petal number | |||||
| Petals free or joined? | ||||||
| Androecium | Stamen number | |||||
| Filaments free or joined? | ||||||
| Epigynous, Hypogynous, or Perigynous? | ||||||
| Gynoecium | Pistil number | |||||
| Stigma / Style number | ||||||
| Carpel number | ||||||
| Carpels separate or joined or a single carpel? (Apocarpous, Syncarpous, Unicarpellous) |
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| Are there accessory flower parts such as bracts positioned below the flower? |
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Patrick R. Leacock Education Program Developer / Research Scientist (Biology) Department of Botany, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605-2496 E-mail: pleacock@fieldmuseum.org |