Parts of Flowering Plants
Parts of flowering plants are as follows:
- Axil - the angle between the upper side of the stem and a leaf, branch, or petiole.
- Axillary bud - a bud that develops in the axil.
- Flower - the reproductive unit of angiosperms.
- Flower stalk - the structure that supports the flower.
- internode - the area of the stem between any two adjacent nodes.
- Lateral shoot (branch) - an offshoot of the stem of a plant.
- Leaf - an outgrowth of a plant that grows from a node in the stem. Most leaves are flat and contain chloroplasts; their main function is to convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy (food) through photosynthesis.
- Node - the part of the stem of a plant from which a leaf, branch, or aerial root grows; each plant has many nodes.
- Petiole - a leaf stalk; it attaches the leaf to the plant.
- Root - a root is a plant structure that obtains food and water from the soil, stores energy, and provides support for the plant. Most roots grow underground.
- Root cap - a structure at the ends (tips) of the roots. It covers and protects the apical meristem (the actively growing region) of the root.
- Stem - (also called the axis) is the main support of the plant.
- Tap root - the main root of some plants; the tap root extends straight down under the plant.
- Terminal bud - a bud located at the apex (tip) of the stem. Terminal buds have special tissue, called apical meristem, consisting of cells that can divide indefinitely.
