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[[Image:Poppy-flowers-Musselburgh-Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Poppy|Poppies]] in a field]]

[[Image:Poppy-flowers-Musselburgh-Scotland.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Poppy|Poppies]] in a field]]

A '''flower''' is the reproductive organ of many [[plant]]s. A typical flower will have the male gametes, or [[pollen]], held on small stalks which make it easy for the pollen to leave the flower for [[pollination]], either via air currents or animal vectors ([[insect]], [[bird]]s, or [[bat]]s).  The female gametes, which are the future [[seed]]s, are be contained in the base of the flower, and pollen grains that are transported there merge with them to form the next generation.

A '''flower''' is the bloom or blossom of a [[plant]], and the part of a seed plant comprising the reproductive organs. It can be an [[perfect flowers|perfect flower]] (capable of self-pollination) or an [[imperfect flowers|imperfect flower]]. A typical flower will have the male gametes, or [[pollen]], held on small stalks which make it easy for the pollen to leave the flower for [[pollination]], either via air currents or animal vectors ([[insect]], [[bird]]s, or [[beetle]]s).  The female gametes, which are the future [[seed]]s, are contained in the base of the flower, and pollen grains that are transported there merge with them to form the next generation.

Plants that produce flowers are called [[flowering plant]]s, or angiosperms. <ref>[http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/botanicalsciences/plantreproduction/angiosperms/angiosperms.htm botanical sciences - angiosperms]</ref>  Not all [[baraminology|kinds]] of plants are thus classified; for example, [[fern]]s produce [[spore]]s rather than flowers and are therefore not classified as angiosperms.

Plants that produce flowers are called [[flowering plant]]s, or angiosperms. <ref>[http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/botanicalsciences/plantreproduction/angiosperms/angiosperms.htm botanical sciences - angiosperms]</ref>  Not all [[baraminology|kinds]] of plants are thus classified; for example, [[fern]]s produce [[spore]]s rather than flowers and are therefore not classified as angiosperms.

[[Image:Flowers - Spring at the White House.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Flowers prepare to bloom in the [[Rose Garden]], The [[White House]]]]

[[Image:Flowers - Spring at the White House.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Flowers in the [[Rose Garden]], The [[White House]]]]

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