- An
achene (/əˈkiːn/; from
Ancient Gr**** ἀ (a) 'privative' and χαίνειν (khaínein) 'to gape'), also
sometimes called akene and
occasionally achenium or achenocarp...
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Between the
pappus and the
achene is a
stalk called a beak,
which elongates as the
fruit matures. The beak
breaks off from the
achene quite easily, separating...
- yellow-orange ray
florets around a
center of
yellow disc florets. The
fruit is an
achene which can take any of
three shapes,
including ring-shaped, that facilitate...
- A
samara (/səˈmɑːrə/, UK also: /ˈsæmər-/) is a
winged achene, a type of
fruit in
which a
flattened wing of fibrous,
papery tissue develops from the ovary...
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dandelion achene undergoes binary morphing (opened or closed) of its whisker-like filaments, in
unison with
chorused responses of the
remaining achenes. Pappus...
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invasive in part
because it
produces so many of
these achenes, up to 1500 per plant, and each
achene can
catch the wind in its
pappus and be
carried some...
- fruit. Each
apparent 'seed' on the
outside of the
strawberry is
actually an
achene, a
botanical fruit with a seed
inside it. The
garden strawberry was first...
- pale
yellow ray florets, but no disc florets. The
fruit is a dark-colored
achene about half a
centimeter (0.2 inches) long with a
white pappus.
Annual biennial...
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genus Anemone also lack nectar. The
fruits are most
commonly free,
unfused achenes (e.g. Ranunculus, Clematis) or
follicles (e.g. ****eborus, Eranthis, Nigella)...
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single carpel) and
indehiscent (not
opening at maturity) and
resembles an
achene,
except that in a
caryopsis the
pericarp is
fused with the thin seed coat...
