Botany Leaf and Flower System

1. LEAF & FLOWER
SYSTEM

2. CONIFEROUS VS DECIDUOUS
CONIFEROUS VS DECIDUOUS
Characteristics
Needle shaped leaves Broad flat leaves
Seeds that develop inside cones Lose all leaves each year in the fall
Evergreen – green year round Angiosperm (flowering plants), broadleaf, hardwood
Gymnosperm, conifer, softwood Examples: oak, maple, beech, aspen, ash
Examples: pine, spruce, hemlock, fir

3. 1 Leaf arrangement
LEAF CHARACTERISTICS - Deciduous
Leaf margins
Leaf shapes
Leaf texture
Leaf type
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5
3
4
hairy, waxy, rough, smooth, thick, thin, etc.

4. EXTERNAL LEAF STRUCTURE

9. PARTS OF A FLOWER

10. FLOWER WHORLS

11. “Inflorescence is the arrangement of flowers on the
floral axis.”

12. “Inflorescence is the arrangement of flowers on the
floral axis.”

16. References
• External Leaf Structure. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2022, from http://science.halleyhosting.com/sci/ibbio/plants/notes/extleaf.htm
• General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) Guidelines BYJU’S. (2021, March 22). BYJUS. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from
https://byjus.com/biology/flower/
• Parts of a Flower and Plant and Their Functions (8 Diagrams: Flower, Cell, Leaf, Stem etc.). (2022, May 25). Home Stratosphere. Retrieved October 23,
2022, from https://www.homestratosphere.com/parts-of-a-flower/
• Education, F.-. G. (2017, December 11). Sexual Reproduction in Plants | Plants | Biology | FuseSchool. YouTube. Retrieved October 23, 2022, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8_ScKzLAfE&feature=youtu.be