Flower: The reproductive part of a plant . Flowers may be male or female only, or both male and female (complete).
Petals: The inner ring of the flower leaves. Often white or brightly colored to attract pollinators.
Pistil: The female flower organ, consisting of the seed-bearing ovary, stigma and style.
Sepals: The outermost ring of the flower leaves; often green and leafy in structure.
Stamen: The male part of a flower, usually consisting of the stalk-like filament and the pollen bearing anther.
Stigma: The upper tip of the pistil of the flower, receives the pollen.
Style: The stalk-like portion of the pistil between the stigma and the ovary.
Illustration from Aquatic Plant Identification and Herbicide Use Guide, Technical Report A-88-9. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station. Used with permission
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