A Food Source For Pollinators.[1] In This Way, Many Flowering Plants Have Co-evolved With Pollinators To Be Mutually Dependent On Services They Provide To One Another—in The Plant's Case.
The Flowering Plants Were Thought To Have Evolved From Within The Gymnosperms. However, The Known Gymnosperms Are A Clade Which Is Distinct From The Angiosperms.
Flowers Have Long Been Admired And Used By Humans. Most People Think That Flowers Are Beautiful. Many People Also Love Flowers For Their Fragrances (Scents).
Positioned So That The Pollen Can Land On The Flower's Stigma. This Pollination Does Not Require An Investment From The Plant To Provide Nectar And Pollen As Food For Pollinators.
People Eat Some Types Of Flowers. Flower Vegetables Include Broccoli, Cauliflower And Artichoke. The Most Expensive Spice, Saffron, Comes From The Crocus Flower.
Some Flowers Produce Diaspores Without Fertilization (Parthenocarpy). After Fertilization, The Ovary Of The Flower Develops Into Fruit Containing Seeds.