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When the flower is ready to open, the sepals fold apart and then fall to the ground. flower Insects visit a poppy flower to collect its pollen and also bring pollen from other poppies. Pollen grains contain male cells, which fertilize the plant’s female cells, or ova. The ova are housed in the ovary, a chamber in the middle of the flower. Once the flower has been pollinated, its petals drop and the seeds start to grow. HIDDEN VARIATIONS > From the outside, a plant’s seeds may look identical. Inside, each embryo has its own unique set of genes.
41 FLOWER IN ORDINARY DAYLIGHT ≤ NECTAR GUIDES These two photographs show the same flower lit in two different ways. At the top, the flower is in normal daylight. To human eyes, it looks plain yellow with a dark center. On the right, the flower is lit by ultraviolet light. This time, hidden markings are revealed. We cannot see ultraviolet light, but insects can. They follow these markings, known as nectar guides, to find the nectar at the center of the flower. < CARRION FLOWERS In the deserts of southern Africa, carrion flowers lure flies by looking and smelling like rotting flesh.
This arrangement is known as a composite flower. All the daisy’s relatives—such as sunflowers, marigolds, and thistles—have similar flowers. Outer florets open first, followed by those nearer the center Sepal Sepal moves apart from other sepals as flower opens Petal expands and folds back Nasturtium flower has five petals Ovary is in the center of the flower < A FLOWER OPENS Most flower buds are protected by green flaps called sepals. When the flower opens, the sepals may stay in place or fall to the ground.