Saturday, May 22, 2010

Which is the most superior plant part of a flowering plant?

the flower is what separates it from other plants, attracting birds and insects to pollenate the plant. however the plant requires all of its "parts" for survival, eg leaves with chlorophyll for photosynthesis, roots for water and ion uptake, and the stem with the xylem and phloem for water nutrient transport. so, no part is superior to another, but the flower appears to be the most "advanced" part.

Which is the most superior plant part of a flowering plant?
following on from what hurrricane said, maybe the word you are looking for is 'apex' ... usually the apex is vegetative, with an apical bud that produces new stem/leaf growth -- but in some plants, as suggested by someone else, the apex eventually produces a flower or flowers. In this case, growth continues from lateral (axillary) buds ... in some cases, however, the flower is really "terminal" because the plant dies after it has flowered once and set its seed. The Corypha palm is an example of this.
Reply:Are you some kind of new breed of plant nazi,what do you mean by superior, all the bits are important ,but the stem what collects the pollen ,could be the answer that you are


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Reply:I think by the word "superior" you mean "distal" or "terminal". In a plant that has terminal inflorescences (those that bloom first at the end of the stem and then subsequently in order down the stem), I think the most distal part embryonically would be the stamen in most cases.


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