Flower#Floral formula

As a flower chart is referred to in botany is a schematic plan view of a flower. The diagram shows the morphology of a flower usually appears as a vivid flowers formula.

Here, the symbols for the flower parts in concentric circles or a spiral drawn arranged. Are the flowers on a main axis, as well as the bract and the axis are plotted in the diagram.

There are two types of flowers diagrams:

• Empirical flower diagrams represent the actual conditions.
• Theoretical flower diagrams are in addition to the facts provided with certain interpretations, such as the positions of unusual stamens are located.

Use

In botanical textbooks and in the identification literature blossoms diagrams often find use. Sometimes have the flowers of different plants externally via minimal or no distinguishing features, while their internal structure allows a reliable determination. For this reason, a flower diagram is often more meaningful than a photo of the outer flower or as a habitus drawing.