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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Flowers. | Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Libraries - The Science of Plants - Flower Morphology. | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements (F2 1&2) - Plant Morphology Flowers and Fruit. | Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Revised opening paragraph and added a list of floral terminology. | Aug 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Flower morphology, flower color, flowering and floral fragrance in Paeonia L. | Feb 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Evolving Ideas on the Origin and Evolution of Flowers: New Perspectives in the Genomic Era. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Arizona - College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences - Parts of Flowers. | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California, Davis - Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center - Flower Anatomy and Pollination. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - IFAS Extesion - Gardening Sloutions - Parts of a Flower. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester - Department of Computer Science - Flower description glossary. | Dec 25, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Hampshire PBS - NatureWorks - Angiosperms. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Flower Anatomy. | Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Nov 14, 2019 | ||
| Added information about the formation of endosperm and added cross-references throughout. | Oct 30, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Marietta College - Reproduction of Flowering Plants: From Flowers to Fruits. | Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California - The Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center - Flower Anatomy. | Mar 13, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 01, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 14, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Illinois Extension - The Great Plant Escape - Flower Parts. | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Arizona - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Parts of Flowers. | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Estrella Mountain Community College - Flowering Plant Reproduction: Flower Structure. | Oct 18, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: McDaniel College - Biology - The Basics of Flowers. | Oct 17, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Rochester - Department of Computer Science - The Description of Flowers. | Oct 17, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colorado State University Extension - Colorado Master Gardener Garden Notes - Flower. | Feb 08, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California - The Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center - Flower Anatomy. | Feb 08, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Flowers. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Flower. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Flower. | Nov 08, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Flower. | Nov 08, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Flower. | Feb 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Parts of a Flower and their Functions. | Feb 18, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kids Know It Network - Educational Song, "What Are The Parts of A Flower". | Apr 07, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kids Know It Network - Educational Song, "What Are The Parts of A Flower". | Apr 07, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Flower. | Jan 02, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Illinois Extension - Flower Parts. | Feb 17, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Flower Anatomy. | Feb 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Hamburg - Flower. | Feb 10, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 22, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | May 31, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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