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Sepals

sepal

(Science: botany) A member of the (usually green) outer whorl of non-fertile parts surrounding the fertile organs of a flower.


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Re: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?

That is really beautiful. yes the staminate flowers of Quercus alba (white oak) affection 5 or six sepals but allegedly no petals.

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by roseseeds
Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:36 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?
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Views: 682

Pathology HPV

... considered to be sexually transmitted diseases, and the increased cancer risk mostly concerns women (especially cervical cancer). edit: okay, Sepals was faster :)

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by biohazard
Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:20 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Pathology HPV
Replies: 3
Views: 459

Re: bacteria clasiffication

lol - good point sepals!

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by JorgeLobo
Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:02 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: bacteria clasiffication
Replies: 4
Views: 526

Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?

... what I hope is an easy question for a knowledgeable student/professional. The staminate flowers of Quercus alba (white oak) feature five or six sepals but apparently no petals. I'm wondering, do the staminate flowers of Quercus alba (or any Quercus species) feature petals at any point during ...

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by Coaster
Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:27 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Do the staminate flowers of Quercus sp. ever form petals?
Replies: 3
Views: 682

Modern mitochondria

... had before they acquired mitochondria. So far the discussion has been solely on the mitochondria themselves; what about the cells they inhabited? @Sepals - Thanks for those links; interesting stuff!

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by alextemplet
Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:11 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Modern mitochondria
Replies: 11
Views: 1269
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