The sepal is a part of the outer ring of leaves of the non fertile parts that surrounds the fertile organs of the flower. It is one of the green parts that forms the calyx of the flower.The amount of sepals is often the same number of petals on the flower and they are centered over the petal divisions.Some sepals are colored like the actual petals and others fall off after the bud opens.the sepals help protect the flower while it is still a bud.(The sepals are small on this flower)
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sepal. (2011). Retrieved September 4, 2011, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sepal
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