Flowers

1. Flowers

2. Parts of a Flower • These are the main parts of a flower.

3. Petals • Petals attract insects and help to protect the other parts of the flower.

4. Sepals • Sepals protect the flower while it is still a bud. • Sepals are usually green or brown.

5. Nectary • The nectaries make nectar. • They are in the centre of the flower. • Nectar is a sweet substance, which insects drink to give them energy.

6. Carpel • The carpel is the female part o the flower where seeds are made. • It has three parts: stigma, style and ovary. • The stigma is sticky to catch the pollen. • The style holds up the stigma. • The ovary contains the ovules (or “eggs”).

7. Stamen • The stamens are the male parts of the flower. • Stamens make pollen. • Pollen is a yellow powder that is needed to make a new plant. • Each stamen has two parts: the anther and the filament: • The anther produces the pollen. • The filament holds the anther up.

8. Receptacle • The receptacle is where the parts of the flower are attached.

9. Petal What’s this?

10. Nectary What’s this?

11. Carpel What’s this?

12. Stamen What’s this?

13. Sepal What’s this?

14. Receptacle What’s this?