We consider flowers the eye-catching, attractive, bright and fragrant structures of plants. But if we look at it from a biological perspective, flowers are the major reproductive part of plants. Not only reproductive, but it is also a source of food for other organisms.
Complete or incomplete flowers
A complete flower comprises stamen (male), pistil (female), sepals, and petals. On the other hand, an incomplete flower may lack one or more aforementioned structures.
A flower that contains both male and female parts is called a hermaphrodite. Flowers that contain only the male parts are called staminate flowers, and flowers containing only the female part are called carpellate flowers.
Also, if both male and female flowers are borne on the same plant, it is called monoecious plant, and if they are borne on a different plant then it is called a dioecious plant.
Anatomy of a flower diagram
Learn the different reproductive parts of a mature flower with this anatomy of a flower diagram: