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The Sex Life of Plants
... petals. 3. The imperfect flower with either fertile male or fertile female organs, but not both, on the same flower. Spruce, pines, ash and maples have imperfect flowers. Going Farther To complete the picture, we have to add another complication. Plants with imperfect flowers are either monoecious or dioecious. Let's ...
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FPHG -
... self-fertile, but crop size is improved by cross-pollination. Strawberry: Some known varieties produce imperfect flowers, but most are self-fertile. College of Agricultural Sciences | Extension | Publications Copyright -- Alternative Media -- Affirmative ...
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Viburnum Revisited
... the difference between perfect flowers and imperfect flowers. It has nothing to do with good looks or pest resistance or anything else of that sort. No, perfect flowers have both male parts ... separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant) and dioecious (flowers of only one sex on each plant). OSU literature tells us that monoecious and dioecious plants have only imperfect flowers. Aha! ...
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parasitic higher plants
... of dwarf mistletoe (young plant is shown in figure 6 to the right) include imperfect flowers (4, male flowers), and jointed, laterally compressed stems (b). The plant extends a root-like system, called ... family, are parasitic annuals that occur on a variety of woody or herbaceous hosts. The flowers of the plant are minute, often the only observable portion of the plant is the ...
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Glossary
... or developing below the soil surface. Igneous rock- Formed by solidification of molten magma. Imperfect flower- A flower which lacks either stamens or carpels. Inbreeding- In plants, a ... Polygamo-dioecious- Bearing perfect and pistillate flowers on female trees and only staminate flowers on male trees. Polygamous- Plants bearing both perfect and imperfect flowers. Polymorph- One of several forms of ...
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Carya myristiciformis (Michx
... and forms imperfect flowers. Both male and female flowers are found on the current year's growth. The male flowers are long-stalked catkins, developing at the shoot base (7). The female flowers are in ...
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June 2003 Newsletter
... toughest and easiest of all the roses to grow.  They are extremely tolerant of imperfect growing conditions including:  bad soil, light shade, and insufficient water. The most common characteristics ... roses are particularly delicate in appearance and have an interesting elongated, slender bud.  The flowers are exceptionally fragrant.  ‘Félicité Parmentier’ known since 1834.  This Alba is one of the ...
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Flower, Fruit and Seed - Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand (CSSNZ) Inc.
... : Branches : Events : Journal : Conference : Contact : Flowers and reproductive structures of Cactus and Succulents ... 2/2 from previous page Flower Types: Imperfect Flower - A flower ... /News | Journal | Conference | Forum | Adverts | Photos | Badges | History | C&S FAQ | Cultivation | Flowers | Pachy & Caudexs | Oddities | Cactus | Succulents | Lithops | Articles | Site Map | Contact | External ...
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Forestry Glossary: I is for ... imperfect inbreeding individual
... (n.) Migration of an organism into an area where it establishes its residence permanently. imperfect flower (n.) A flower which lacks either stamens or carpels. inbreeding (n.) In ... . Contrast with dehiscent. * Indeterminate: describes an inflorescence in which the outer or lower flowers bloom first, allowing an indefinite elongation of the flowering stem (compare determinate) * indeterminate ( ...
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The Succulent Plant Page: Glossary of Botanical Terms
... form, size or contents from other cells in the same tissue. Imbricate - with overlapping edges. Imperfect - flowers lacking either pistils or stamens. Incumbent - resting or leaning upon. Also applied to a pair ...
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