Question

Can you name a plant in which the sepals remain attached?

Answer 1

Sepals together form the calyx of a flower. It is green in colour. They are leaf-like structures. They are found in flowering plants, which are also known as angiosperms. A sepal is a modified leaf which serves different functions in a plant. Sepals can either be fused together or remain separated.

Complete explanation:
The role of a sepal in a flower is to provide support to it. When a flower is still in its bud stage, the calyx closes the bud and provides protection from the harmful external environment. The sepal also aids the bud from drying out. When the flower blooms, pollination and fertilization takes place and therefore, the flower develops into a fruit. In most cases, the sepal withers out of the flower post-fertilization. But, sometimes the sepals remain attached to the flower even after fertilization. Such a plant is Brinjal. In brinjal, the top most part of the vegetable is the sepals which hold it to the stem of the plant.

Additional information:
The following are some other examples of plants in which sepals remain attached to a flower even after fertilization: tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, peapod, capsicum, and, chilly.

Note:
Sepals can be easily observed and identified in a flower. In a flower, sepals are at the lower region attached to the stem. But, in fruits or vegetables it is seen as if it is in the top region, since fruits or vegetables hang due to their weight. In some plants, sepals can be colourful to attract insects for pollination.