Anthesis
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The opening of a flower bud is called Anthesis |
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| Anthesis is the period during which a flower is fully open and functional. It may also refer to the onset of that period. This extract is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. It uses material from the article "Anthesis", retrieved 30 Dec 2008. |
Example
See the pictures showing opening of buds of:
- Bottle_ Brush Botanical Name - Callistimon at Anthesis
(Photo:Gita Mathur, India)
- Gladiolus at Anthesis
(Photo:Gita Mathur, India)
- Water lilly at Anthesis....a lovely turtle too!
(Photo:Gita Mathur, India)
