lodicule

plant anatomy

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Poaceae flowers

  • wild rice
    In Poaceae: Characteristic morphological features

    …there are translucent structures called lodicules. They are two or three (rarely none or up to six) in number and too small to be seen well without magnification. They vary in shape, but all function similarly in that they swell rapidly when the flower is mature and force apart the…

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