Is a pumpkin a fruit? Is a tomato a berry? If you’re confused about what a fruit actually is and what the different types of fruit are, you’re not alone! Fruit types classification schemes differ depending on if you’re eating and cooking, or if you’re categorizing fruits from a biological perspective! In this post, we’ll […]
Category: Botany
Posts covering botany background information, exciting stories and discoveries from the field of botany, and activity ideas and lesson plans related to plants!
Flower anatomy is an important concept in botany! Whether you and your students are studying fruits, pollination, or plant genetics, understanding the basics of flower anatomy is important background knowledge. This post covers the basic parts of flower anatomy: the 4 “whorls” of complete flowers (sepals, petals, carpel, and stamen) as well as other basic […]