Floral+Morphology

Morphology of the bottlebrush:

 * The bottlebrush is an influorescence meaning that it is made up of a cluster of individual flowers
 * The petals of the bottlebrush are inconspicuous
 * The flowers are dominated by many red stamen


 * [[image:bottlebrush/IMG_3568 annotated.jpg]] ||
 * Male and Female Structures ||

Methods
The floral morphology of our plant species was determined by measuring floral structures such as length of influorescence using calipers. This data and the averages and standard deviation are recorded below.

How variable is the flower morphology?
The morphology of individual flowers at similar stages was relatively similar. There was some difference in sizes between the early, middle and late stages.


 * [[image:bottlebrush/IMG_3570.JPG]] ||
 * Early stage of Influorescence ||


 * [[image:bottlebrush/IMG_3564.JPG]] ||
 * Late stage of Influorescence ||

The Fruiting Capsules
The number of fruiting capsules in one cluster is an indication of the quality of the season. Capsules are only produced when the flower has been fertilised and hence if less individiual flowers are fertilised there will be less seed capsules.

Team Members

 * Ivana Amin
 * Jason Hawkins
 * Fei Fei Jin
 * Lillian Paterson
 * Katie Quail

THE CRIMSON BOTTLEBRUSH