Flower Morphology
Flower Shapes
Cross-like with 4 petals
(Cruciform)
Star
(Stellate)
Wheel
(Rotate)
Strap petals
(Ligulate)
Bowl shallow
(Crateriform)
Bowl deep
(Cyanthiform)
Tube uniform in size
(Tubulate)
Tube with disc of petals at top
(Salverform)
1 or 2 lipped
(Labiate / Bilabiate)
Funnel
(Funnelform)
Crown
(Coronate)
Hooded
(Galeate)
Shoe
(Calceolate)
Butterfly
(Papilionaceous)
Sack for lowest petal
(Saccate)
Urn
(Urceolate)
Bell
(Campanulate)
Flower Symmetry
Bilaterally Symmetrical
(Zygomorphic)
Radially Symmetrical
(Actinomorphic)
Flower Stamens
Parallel
Oblique
Divergent
Transverse
Filantherous
Appendicular
Petaloid
Laminar
Flower Arrangements
Singular
corymbs simple
corymbs compound
cymes simple
cymes compound
cymes helicoid
umbels simple
umbels compound
panicle
raceme
scape
head
thyrse
verticil
catkin
spadix
spike
secund spike