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