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In botany, a peduncle is a stalk supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation a fruit. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches For soil improvement see Fertilization (soil.

The peduncle has the structure of a stem. A stem is one of two main structural axes of a Vascular plant. It is usually green, and without leaves. It can however sometimes support small leaves, or be colored. The end of the peduncle supports the flower, consisting of petals, sepals, carpel, etc. A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla A sepal (from Latin separatus "separate" + petalum "petal" is a part of the flower of Angiosperms or flower plants A gynoecium (from Ancient Greek gyne, "woman" is the Female reproductive part of a Flower.

The peduncle can be ramified, in this case the ramifications are called pedicels. Ramification, in botany is the divergence of the stem and limbs of a Plant into smaller ones i

Cherry peduncles may have some curative properties. This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. They can form antibodies used in photosynthesis, in order to prevent wilting during harsh conditions.

The Pedonculate oak owns its name to the fact that its fruits (the acorns) are handled by a long peduncle. Quercus robur (sometimes considered Q pedunculata) is commonly known as the pedunculate oak or English oak. The acorn is the nut of the Oak tree (genera Quercus, Lithocarpus and Cyclobalanopsis, in the


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