Flowers are a fascinating organ of Angiosperms. Flowers are considered the object of aesthetic, ornamental, social and cultural value. Biologically flower is a ________.

Key Points

• The flower represents the reproductive organ of angiosperms.
• Morphologically, a flower is considered as a modified shoot.
• The apical meristem differentiates and develops into the floral meristem under specific hormonal conditions.
• Here, the internodes do not elongate and the axis gets condensed.
• The floral appendages are formed laterally on the axis at successive nodes.
• The specific arrangement of such flowers on an axis is called inflorescence.

Additional Information

The 4 Whorls of A Flower - 

• Calyx - It is the outermost whorl of a flower and comprises of sepals.
• Corolla - It is the second whorl and consists of petals, which are commonly brightly coloured to attract pollinators.
• Androecium - It the male reproductive whorl that is composed of stamens.
• Gynoecium - It is the innermost whorl that consists of pistil or carpel, which is the female reproductive organ.