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[OC] Every seed of a sunflower is also a flower (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
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I learnt this today observing my sunflower

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[โ€“] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure? Given kernels are wrapped till ripe. Or you mean the hair coming out of the tip is the flower pistil for each kernel?

[โ€“] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

I think so.

Maize is monoecious, with separate male and female flowers on the same plant.[3] At the top of the stem is the tassel, an inflorescence of male flowers; their anthers release pollen, which is dispersed by wind.[3] The female inflorescence, some way down the stem from the tassel, is first seen as a silk, a bundle of soft tubular hairs, one for the carpel in each female flower, which develops into a kernel (often called a seed. Botanically, as in all grasses, it is a fruit, fused with the seed coat to form a caryopsis)[4] when it is pollinated.[3] A whole female inflorescence develops into an ear or corncob, enveloped by multiple leafy layers or husks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize#Description