Fruit padlet by CHEERISH WILLIAMS

Simple Fleshy Fruit

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 13:54:27 UTC

Berries - is a simple fruit that is formed from one flower with a superior ovary, the ovary wall or the inner portions become swollen and enlarged and juicy. (Ex. Grapes, Banana, Gooseberry)

function- Seed dispersal, protect the fleshy part of the berry, attract animals with the bright colors and dispersal by animals.

Simple Dry Fruit (Dehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 13:54:41 UTC

Legume-

Dry fruit made up of a single, folded carpel, multi-seeded, dehiscent along two sutures

function- protect and disperse seed

ex- pea, bean, lentil

Simple Dry Fruit (Dehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 13:55:56 UTC

Follicle- A dry dehiscent fruit developed from 1 carpel and at maturity splitting along only one suture

function- protect and disperse

ex- milkweed, peony, larkspur

Simple Fresh Fruit

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 13:56:12 UTC

Drupe- A stone fruit, derived from a single carpel and containing usually one or two seeds

ex-peach, cherry, plum

function- to protect and disperse the seeds

Simple Fresh Fruit

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 13:56:20 UTC

Pome- An accessory fleshy fruit formed by a group of carpels more or less firmly united with each other and surrounded by and united to the floral tube or receptacle

function- protect and disperse the seed, use fleshy tissue and bright colors to attract animals and the animals disperse the seeds

Simple Dry Fruit (Indehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:19:17 UTC

Achene- A one-seeded, dry, indehiscent fruit; the one seed is attached to the fruit wall at a single point.

function- protect and disperse

ex- sunflower, dandelion

Simple Dry Fruit (Dehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:20:25 UTC

Capsule- A dry, dehiscent fruit made up of several fused carpels. (EX, Cotton, Orchids)

function- protect and disperse the seed

Simple Dry Fruit( Indehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:23:30 UTC

Samaras- A one- or two-seeded dry, indehiscent fruit in which part of the fruit wall grows out into a wing.

function- protect and disperse

ex- maple, ash

Simple Dry Fruit( Indehiscent)

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:24:21 UTC

Nut- A dry, indehiscent, one seeded fruit similar to an achene but with the wall greatly thickened and hardened. (EX. Acorn, Hazelnut ).

function- protect and disperse the seed to continue the seed generation

Compound

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:26:23 UTC

Aggregate- A fruit formed by the development of a number of pistils from the same flower (EX. Raspberries, Strawberries)'

function- protect and disperse

Multiple Fruit

cheerishwilliams — 2025-04-24 14:31:06 UTC

Multiple- A fruit formed by the development of a number of pistils often with accessory parts, the pistils being from a number of flowers. (Ex. Mulberries, Figs)

function- protect and disperse