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sepal (/
ˈsɛpəl, ˈsiːpəl/) is a part of the
flower of
angiosperms (flowering plants).
Usually green,
sepals typically function as
protection for the flower...
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although it is
possible to
distinguish an
outer whorl of
sepals from an
inner whorl of petals, the
sepals and
petals have
similar appearance to one
another (as...
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forms an
envelope surrounding the ****ual organs,
consisting of the
calyx (
sepals) and the
corolla (petals) or
tepals when
called a perigone. The term perianth...
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apical ends of each
sepal or lobes. The
sepals can have
varied consistency and shape. In the compositae, for example, the
sepals are
reduced to hairs...
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Petals are
usually surrounded by an
outer whorl of
modified leaves called sepals, that
collectively form the
calyx and lie just
beneath the corolla. The...
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smaller outer sepals,
usually greenish and shed when the
flower opens.
Moving inwards,
these are
followed by four
larger petal-like
inner sepals,
often brightly...
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flowering plant in the
family Montiaceae,
known by the
common name short-
sepal bitter-root or
shortsepal lewisia. It is
native to the
mountains of the...
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below or at the
point of
connection with the base of the
petals and
sepals. The
pistil may be made up of one
carpel or of
several fused carpels (e...
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structure formed by the
partial or
complete fusion of two or more
sepals. Such
sepals are said to be
synsepalous or gamosepalous. It is
common among lady's...
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tropical species. They have four long,
slender sepals and four shorter,
broader petals; in many species, the
sepals are
bright red and the
petals purple (colours...
