Question

Can a flower have more than one carpel?

Answer 1

Carpel of flowers:

1. Carpel is the female reproductive organ of flowering plants that bears ovules.
2. Carpel helps in the protection, efficient fertilization, and development of fruits.
3. Yes, a flower can have more than one carpel.
4. A flower can have one carpel to many carpels. When two or more carpels are present they can be distinct and called apocarpous. When they are fused together (connate) called syncarpous.
5. Carpels can be fused frequently.