Sepals

Sepals- These are the green leaves that are depicted under the petals in this flower above. (Note that not all sepals are green, some can be the same color as the petals.) Before it opens, the sepals protect the flower bud and form the calyx of the flower. Once the flower has opened, the sepals extend from the bottom of the flower.

Works Cited:

sepal. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary. Retrieved June 27, 2011, from Dictionary.com website:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sepal

Campbell, Neil, Jane Reece, and Lawrence Mitchell. “Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants.” Biology. Fifth ed. Menlo Park: Jim Green Publishing, 1999. 567. Print.