what are the types of symmetry of flowers..
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✍️There are different types of symmetry of flowers . Some of them are :
- Radial symmetry
- Bilateral symmetry
- Asymmetrical symmetry
✍️What is symmetry?
Symmetry describes whether, a flower, in particular its perianth, can be divided into two or more identical or mirror-image parts
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Answer:
The floral symmetry can be of three types :
(i) Radial symmetry : In radial symmetry any radial vertical plane, passing through the center divides the flower into two equal radial (vertical) halves. The two vertical halves are mirror images of each other. The flowers having radial symmetry are called actinomorphic flowers.
Example - Mustard flowers.
(ii) Asymmetric symmetry : In asymmetric symmetry, a radial vertical plane passing through the center cannot divide the flower into two equal halves. The flower is irregular and asymmetric.
Example - Canna
(iii) Bilateral symmetry : In bilateral symmetry, only one, single vertical plane passing through the center divides the flower into two equal halves, which are mirror images of each other. In bilateral symmetry only one plane divides the flower into two equal halves. The flowers having bilateral symmetry are said to be zygomorphic flowers.
Example - Peas, gulmohar, bean, Cassia