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Topic: Pedicel


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  Learn more about Flower in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In essence, a flower structure forms on a modified shoot with an apical meristem that does not grow continuously.
The stem is called a pedicel, the end of which is the torus or receptacle.
The parts of a flower are arranged in whorls on the torus.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /f/fl/flower.html   (1096 words)

  
 TulipWorld Holland - flower bulb encyclopedia and gardening dictionary
One of the segments which make up the calyx of a flower, the outer whorl or the perianth, often protecting the bud.
With no pedicel, no footstalk, the flower being directly on the stalk.
A color to which fl or another dark hue has been added to make it darker.
www.tulipworld.com /find/glossary/listglossary.asp?letter=S   (409 words)

  
 Jay's Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia - F to G
These plants are epiphytes and many are found in association with ant nests.
The parts of the Gongora flower are as follows, pedicel {#1}, lateral sepals {#2}, labellum {#3}, petals {#4}, column {#5}, and the dorsal sepal {#6}.
Named for A. Caballero y Gongora a viceroy of Colombia and Venezuela
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