Flower Symmetry ![WB01345_2.gif (616 bytes)](WB01345_2.gif)
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Actinomorphic Symmetry occurs when the face of the flower has Radial
Symmetry. Many lines can
be drawn through the center of the flower such that each half is the mirror image of the
other.
![WaterLilyPurple.jpg (101108 bytes)](WaterLilyPurple_small.jpg) |
![YellowOpuntia.jpg (141904 bytes)](YellowOpuntia_small.jpg) |
![Passiflora-1.jpg (197603 bytes)](Passiflora-1_small.jpg) |
![BromeliadPRFlr.jpg (84980 bytes)](BromeliadPRFlr_small.jpg) |
Water
Lily
(Nymphaea) |
Cactus
(Opuntia sp.) |
Passiflora
sp. |
A
Bromeliad |
Zygomorphic
Symmetry occurs when the
face of the flower has Bilateral Symmetry. Only one line through the center of the flower produces mirror
images.
![LegRedFace.jpg (68783 bytes)](LegRedFace_small.jpg) |
![Strelitzia.jpg (31107 bytes)](Strelitzia_small.jpg) |
![PeaRealFlr.jpg (83409 bytes)](PeaRealFlr_small.jpg) |
![PaphioorchFlr.jpg (22942 bytes)](PaphioorchFlr_small.jpg) |
Erythrina |
Strelitzia |
Pea
(Pisum) |
Paphiopedilum |