Flowers : An Introduction

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcG86p7RTSEzTqRMPn_IlounFeJj6afsvCPFCZoMn1kAwa-Guxv-tcUnY939MooPXmULXcHtq3UXmN-HOR2Ne-KL79x2C3asuLQpJB6FIvVSbjHbaBIGYKo2TnMd2zaW1W2amOdDpyKU/s1600/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcG86p7RTSEzTqRMPn_IlounFeJj6afsvCPFCZoMn1kAwa-Guxv-tcUnY939MooPXmULXcHtq3UXmN-HOR2Ne-KL79x2C3asuLQpJB6FIvVSbjHbaBIGYKo2TnMd2zaW1W2amOdDpyKU/s200/flowers.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A <b>flower</b>, sometimes known as a <b>bloom</b> or <b>blossom</b>, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnoliophyta" title="Magnoliophyta">Magnoliophyta</a>, also called angiosperms). </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The biological function of a <b>flower</b> is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. <b>Flowers</b> may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some <b>flowers</b> produce diaspores without fertilization (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocarpy">parthenocarpy</a>). <b>Flowers</b> contain</span></div>

A flower , sometimes known as a bloom or blossom , is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnolio...