How to Describe an

Angiospermic Flower ?
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 Vegetative Characters
Habit
Habitat
Root
Stem
Leaves

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Anterior & Posterior sides of a Flower

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 Top view of a flower showing different
planes in relation to mother to axis

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 Floral Characters
Inflorescence
Flower
Calyx
Corolla
Androecium
Gynoecium

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 V.S. of a Flower

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 AESTIVATION

Valvate Twisted Imbricate

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 AESTIVATION

Quincuncial Imbricate Vexillary/ Papilionaceous

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 Floral Characters
 Fruit
 Seed
 Pollination
 Floral Formula: Ebr/B r, / ,
/ / , K4/5/many, C4/5/many,
A4/5/∞, G2/∞

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 Symbols in a Floral Diagram

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 Floral Diagram also showing
different planes of axis

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 Floral Diagram

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 Floral Diagram

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Different Symbols used in a Floral Formula

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Different Symbols used in a Floral Formula

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Different Symbols used in a Floral Formula

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