See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed
See how the petals of a white water lily flower open and fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed
Time-lapse video, filmed over seven days, of a white water lily flower (Nymphaea odorata), showing how the petals fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Time-lapse video, filmed over seven days, of a white water lily flower (Nymphaea odorata), showing how the petals fold in on themselves to keep the flower watertight when closed.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Some of the basic differences between monocotyledons and eudicotyledons.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Video presentation describing the differences in seed storage between angiosperms and gymnosperms.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Plants, ranging from the simple liverwort (a bryophyte) to the flowering plants (angiosperms), have evolved structures enabling them to colonize the land of almost any habitat.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Gymnosperms dominated the plant world until they were replaced by the more advanced flowering plants known as angiosperms.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Plants have evolved into many diverse forms that define and sustain ecosystems.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the unusual seed dispersal of the squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
