What is the difference between Tepal and perianth?

What is the difference between Tepal and perianth?

Tepal is one of the component parts of the perianth, the outermost whorls of flower parts, especially when the perianth is not divided into two whorls of unequal appearance while perianth is the sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).

What is perianth and give example?

The perianth is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals).

What do petals do?

Petals (collectively called the corolla) are also sterile floral parts that usually function as visually conspicuous elements serving to attract specific pollinators to the flower.

When the perianth is green it is called?

When the perianth is in two whorls, it is described as biseriate. While the calyx may be green, known as sepaloid, it may also be brightly coloured, and is then described as petaloid.