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Life Cycle of the Flower

by redgsr

Flowers, also called blooms or blossoms, is the reproductive
organs of the plant. The basic function of a flower is to
precipitate the blending of the male sperm with female ovum to
produce seeds and propagate the species. The basic process starts
with pollination, which in turn causes fertilization, and this
leads to the formation of the seeds. There are various ways that
a plant causes dispersal of it's seeds. It can spread it's seeds
by wind or like the blackberry plant and spread it's seeds by use
of birds and animals.

Seeds are the next generation, or offspring, and are the primary
means by which a species ensures it's continuation. The
production of many tiny flowers on a single plant is called
inflorescence. Besides being the reproductive organs of flowering
plants, flowers have  been used by humans all across the world to
beautify their surroundings and as a source of food.

Every flower has a specific design which helps the transfer of
it's pollen in the most efficient way possible. Some types of
flowers are self pollinated, such as various types of sativas,
while others require pollination by insects. Plants, such as many
types of mints or clover, attract and use bees, bats, birds, etc.
to transfer pollen from one flower to another.

Most flowers have glands called nectaries on  various parts that
attract insects such as bees. Some flowers have patterns referred
to as nectar guides, that help insects like butterflies where to
look for the sweet  nectar. Flowers can also draw pollinators to
them by using scent and color. And some flowers use a clever
mimicry to draw pollinators to them. Many types of orchids
produce flowers that look like a female bee in their coloration,
scent, and their shape to draw the male bees to them.

A huge  array of flower species are also specialized in their
particular  shape to have an arrangement of the stamens to make
sure that the pollen grains are transferred to the bodies of the
insect when it lands looking for what attracted it in the first
place. By the insect's constant pursuit of the pollen, nectar,
etc. from many different flowers of the same species, the insect
transfers pollen to the various stigmas of each flower with that
single minded precision to all of the flowers it lands on.

There are many flowers that spread pollen from one flower to the
next by the use of wind. Many of the examples that use this
method include Birch trees, Ragweed, Dandelions, Milkweed, etc.
These plants have no real need to attract insects or other
creatures to pollinate them and therefore tend to not have bright
and showy flowers.

The male and female flowers are on the same plant with the male
flowers having several long filaments ending in the stamens, and
the female flowers having the long feathery stigmas. The pollen
of entomophilous flowers, (flowers that need pollinators), have
the tendency to be large-grained, rather sticky, and rich in
necessary proteins, the anemophilous flower, (flowers that need
no pollinators), pollen has tiny grains, is very light,
non-sticky, and has little or no nutritional value to insects or
other creatures.

Flowers are a beautiful and necessary part of our world. They
can calm our minds and sooth our souls in an increasingly hectic
age. Plant a garden and enjoy the natural beauty of flowers!

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