Question 16
What is a bisexual flower? Collect five bisexual flowers from your neighborhood and with the help of your teacher find out their common and scientific names.
Answer
A flower that contains both the male and female reproductive structure (stamen and pistil) is called a bisexual flower. Examples of plants bearing bisexual flowers are:
(1) Water lily ( Nymphaea odorata)
(2) Rose (Rosa multiflora )
(3) Hibiscus (Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis )
(4) Mustard ( Brassica nigra)
(5) Petunia (Petunia hybrida)
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3 Comment(s) on this Question
Tisha Bansal
2019-02-14 19:36:57
Bisexual flower
dkb
2019-02-09 13:07:52
bad
Unaiz
2019-02-08 22:01:02
China rose is bisexual flower or unisexual flower?
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