Note
The material on this page is not part of the required reading to prepare for lab. Its purpose is to make the images available in color.
All images on this page (c) Steven J. Baskauf CC BY except as noted.
Angiosperm images
Lateral view of the structure of a real flower (Brassica rapa) Image modified from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/10262 CC BY-NC-SA
Anthers of Trillium cuneatum. In this side view, the sides of the pollen sacs are splitting open to expose the pollen. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/19454 CC BY-NC-SA
Apical view of the flower of Geranium maculatum. Note that the whorls contain units that are multiples of five: 5 petals, 10 stamens, and 5 carpels fused in the center. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/32279 CC BY-NC-SA
Lateral view of the fruit of Geranium dissectum. The dried remnants of the 5 sepals are visible at the base of the fruit. When the fruit is ripe, the 5 carpels separate at the base and the fruit explodes to fling the five seeds away from the parental sporophyte. The fruit on the right is still intact. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/22986 CC BY-NC-SA
Web page on pollination syndromes.
Web page on fruit and seed dispersal.
Angiosperm life cycle. Image by Mariana Ruiz Villarreal, Wikimedia Commons.
Brassica rapa inflorescence showing development from flower to fruit. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/10258 CC BY-NC-SA
Desmodium perplexum inflorescence showing development from flower to fruit. Image from http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/27190 CC BY-NC-SA
