BOT 3710 Study Guide - Final Guide: Glossary Of Leaf Morphology, Hypanthium, Inflorescence

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Botany
• Course: BOT 3710
• Professor: Carole Ann Lacroix

Document Summary

Androecium: all of the stamens (male parts) of the flower. Gynoecium: all of the carpels (female parts) of the flower. Ray head: contains both ray and disc florets. Follicle: a follicle is a dry dehiscent fruit which splits on one side only. Legume: a legume is a dry dehiscent pod that splits on two sides. Silique: a silique is a dry dehiscent fruit. It is long and thin, splits down the two long sides, and has a papery membrane (the septum) between the two halves. Achene: an achene is a single-seeded dry indehiscent fruit in which the seed coat is not part of the fruit coat (e. g. sunflower seed). (a samara is an achene with wings). Berry: a berry is a single fleshy fruit without a stone (see drupe for stone), usually containing a number of seeds. Drupe: a drupe is a single fleshy fruit with a hard stone which contains the single seed.