Imperfect flower

IMPERFECT FLOWERS An imperfect flower contains only the male or female part (stamen or pistil). The flower may or may not contain sepals or petals. INCOMPLETE FLOWERS ...

Imperfect flower A flower that lacks either stamens (pollen producing structures) or pistils (seed producing structures). Incised ...

Imperfect flower- A flower which lacks either stamens or carpels. Inbreeding- In plants, a breeding system in which sexual reproduction involves the interbreeding of closely related plants by self-pollination or backcrossing.

3. The imperfect flower with either fertile male or fertile female organs, but not both, on the same flower. Spruce, pines, ash and maples have imperfect flowers. Going Farther ...

Sweet Jenny - Imperfect flower; bronze, large fruit; early season; high vine vigor; excellent flavor; fair winter hardiness.

Imperfect flowers lack either stamens or pistils, and may or may not have sepals or petals. Naked flowers are without petals (apetalous) or sepals (asepalous) as in Zantedeschia spp. (calla lily).

See also: Flower, Imperfect, Pistil, Plant, Stamen