Friday, April 24, 2015

Fruits!

We got to look at, identify and EAT a bunch of fruit this week. Fruit classification can be tricky, especially when we don't get to see the preceding flower -- here's a more detailed list of fruit types (and examples of each) from the Northern Ontario Plant Database. Try to think about how floral structure translates into fruit structure next time you dine on some fibrous drupes or balaustas!


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