descriptionA flower may be radially symmetrical ( see photograph), as in roses and petunias, in which case it is termed regular or actinomorphic. A bilaterally symmetrical flower, as in orchids ( see photograph) and snapdragons, is irregular or zygomorphic.
floral symmetryWhen the different members of each whorl are alike, the flower is regular and is referred to as actinomorphic, or radially symmetrical, as in the petunia, buttercup, and wild rose. Differences in size or shape of the parts of a whorl make the flower irregular (as in the canna and Asiatic dayflower). When a flower can be divided by a single plane into two equal parts, it is zygomorphic, or......petals (Figure 13). When the petals of the corolla are of the same size and shape and when they are equidistant from each other, the flower has radial symmetry, and the flower is called regular or actinomorphic (e.g., buttercup, Ranunculus; Ranunculaceae). In regular flowers, any line drawn through the centre will divide the flower into two identical halves. When at least one petal of...
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