Question

Which of the following refers to sessile flowers?

• A. Bear a pedicel
• B. Lack a pedicel
• C. Bear fused sepals
• D. Lack episepals

Answer 1

The correct option is B Lack a pedicel

$\bullet$ Sessile flowers are the flowers that do not have a pedicel or a stalk. They are borne directly from the stem. Examples of sessile flowers include saffron, sunflower florets, $Achyranthes$, etc.
$\bullet$ Flowers which bear a stalk or a pedicel are termed pedicellate flowers. Examples include hibiscus, rose, etc.
$\bullet$ Flowers that possess calyx with fused sepals are said to have gamosepalous calyx. Datura is a classic example.
$\bullet$ Flowers having a second series of sepals, called episepals, collectively called epicalyx. Hibiscus is an example of a flower bearing epicalyx.