Examples of flowers with a hairy calyx

Basic flower anatomy

A flower consists of a number of parts inserted on the tip of a shoot. This tip is called the axis or receptacle of the flower. On the outside is a circle or whorl of sepals, collectively called the calyx. The sepals protect the flower bud and are usually small greenish leaves, although in some flowers they may be coloured and look like petals, for example the Wood Anemone. Within the calyx is a collection of petals, collectively known as the corolla, which are often brightly coloured to attract insects for pollination.

List of illustrations of hairy calyces

Red Campion		White Campion		Corncockle		Meadow Buttercup		Common Poppy		Welsh Poppy

Greater Celandine		Water Avens		Barren Strawberry		Bush Vetch		Red Clover		Kidney Vetch

Hare's-foot Clover		Herb Robert		Dove's-foot Crane's-bill		Round-leaved Crane's-bill		Meadow Crane's-bill		Bloody Crane's-bill

Rock-rose		Purple Loosestrife		Perennial Sow-thistle		Bristly Oxtongue