(see: Parts of a Flower graphic.)
A corolla member or segment; a unit of the corolla.
A single organ of the corolla. A flower part formed from a modified leaf structure.
One of the parts of a flower that is arranged in a circle. They are the colored part of the flower.
A component of the corolla in the flower. Petals are generally colored to attract pollinators (like insects and birds) to the flower. There are generally at least three petals, some or all of which may be fused together. Alternately, petals may be absent, as they are in some wind pollinated flowers.
One of the divisions of the corolla -- generally the showy part of the flower.
The flower parts which are usually showy, and collectively called the corolla.
specialized structure that protect the parts of a flower and also attract birds and insects to help with pollination
Component parts of the corolla, often the most brightly colored and visible parts of the flower.
An individual part of the corolla forming the flower.
A modified leaf produced by an angiosperm plant (flowering plant). Petals are grouped together into flowers in order to house the plant's male and female reproductive tissues, and to facilitate pollination either by allowing the wind to disperse pollen, or by attracting pollinators to the flower. Some petals are modified by having one or more colours present as pigments in the cells of the leaf, and may be grown into huge sizes or elaborate shapes. For those flowers that attract insects or moths, scent may be produced by special glands at the base of the leaf; these glands also produce nectar (a sugary solution) that encourages pollinators to visit further flowers.
Part of the corolla; one of a circle of modified leaves surrounding the reproductive organs and usually brightly colored.
a floral organ that is leaf-like and often brightly colored
n. (Gr. petalon, leaf) any of the component parts, or leaves, of a corolla; the unit of structure of the corolla.
In an angiosperm flower, a sterile modified leaf, nonphotosynthetic, frequently brightly colored, and often serving to attract pollinating insects.
A single segment of the corolla.
the showy, often brightly colored part of a flower; a part of the corolla of a flower.
An inner whorl of leaflike structures surrounding the male and female reproductive parts in the flower.
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
The usually colored, individual components of the corolla of a flower.
A flower structure that can protect the surrounding reproductive components or can attract insect pollinators.
A coloured leaf-like part of a flower which together form the corolla
One of the inner set of flower leaves, usually colored.
One of the leaves of a corolla, often conspicuously colored.
The showy part of a camellia blossom.
A nonreproductive part of a flower--a modified leaf that is usually the showiest, most colorful part of a flower to attract pollinating insects.
Coloured segment of a flower responsible for attracting pollenators. What is commonly termed petal in cactus flowers is more correctly a Perianth segment.
PET-al Large and often vibrant flower part that may lure pollinators. 563
One of the often brightly coloured parts of a flower surrounding the male and female organs.
One of the inner whorl of organs surrounding the sexual parts of the flower. They are often colorful and attractive to pollinating insects.
one of the whorls of a flower; petals may be brightly colored
A sterile, highly modified leaf that is a single "unit" of the corolla. Petals are usually the showy part of a flower and may include special structures, called nectaries, for attracting insect pollinators and/or special, ultraviolet markings, called honey guides, for guiding insects, such as bees, to pollen.
single segment of the coralla
one of the parts of the corolla of a flower; usually colored; petals maybe joined or seperate.
one of the individual parts of the corolla, usually leaflike and brightly colored.
Any of the separate parts of the corolla of a flower. Often brightly colored, the petal is a modified leaf and is important in flowers pollinated by insects.
In a flower, a separate segment of a divided corolla. Compare sepal.
A constituent member of the corolla. (click here to see flower structure)
A unit of the corolla, one of the colored parts of the flower.
One part of the corolla. Often brightly colored and conspicuous. See drawing of flower parts.
A specialized leaf that surrounds the reproductive parts of a flower. Often colored to attract pollinating insects.
a member of the inner whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower, usually soft and coloured conspicuously.
One of the segments of the corolla of a flower. In Orchids, one of the three petals is usually modified into a lip or labellum.
In botany, “petal” is usually a colored flower part in the next-to-outermost whorl. In popular use, “petal” is also applied to colored leaves, termed bracts, associated with some flowers, as in dogwood, poinsettia, and bougainvillea.
a division of the inner set of leaf-like flower parts, usually coloured.
free segment of the corolla.
Also called lobe. On African Violets, the petals are the colored part of a bloom, usually white or some shade of red or blue. African Violets with single blooms have five petals. African Violets with double or semi-double blooms have additional petals on the interior. Also see Calyx, Corolla and Perianth.
A division of the corolla.
The common name for the conspicuously colored part of a floret.
One division of the corolla.
The usually coloured, conspicuous inner circle of flat blades just inside the calyx of a flower. Petals may be all the same as in a Buttercup or of different shapes and sizes as in a Lupine or joined to form a tube as in a Penstemon.
One of the outer appendages of a flower, located between the outer sepals and the stamens. Petals often display bright colors that serve to attract pollinators. More info
one of a series of flower parts lying within the sepals and next to the stamens and pistil, often large and brightly colored.
The free lobe of a corolla in the flower; usually the colored inner series.
The basis of the flower's corolla, petals can be white, brightly pigmented, and patterned.
One of a circle of modified leaves immediately outside the reproductive organs of a flower; usually brightly colored.
One of the segments of the corolla, generally colored or white and serving to attract pollinators.
One of the segments of a corolla.